Found mostly among rocks
and is of no value as a food fish in Lake Tanganyika. Endemic
to the Lake. Have been bred in the Aquarium.
Common
Name:
None
Synonyms:
None
Family:
Claroteidae blycipitidae
Distribution:
Africa:
Lake Tanganyika
Size:
9cm.
(3½ins)
Temp:
23-26°C
(73-79°F)
p.H.
7.5-8.0.
Reference:
Eccles, D.H.
1992 FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Field
guide to the freshwater fishes of Tanzania. Prepared and published
with the support of the United Nations Development Programme (project
URT/87/016). FAO, Rome. 145 p.
