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| Scientific Name | Chromidotilapia guntheri (Sauvage, 1882) |
| Common Name | Guenthers Prachtbuntbarsch (Germany) |
| Type Locality | Cania River, Assinie, Ivory Coast. |
| Etymology | Chromidotilapia: Greek, chromis = a fish, perhaps a perch + Bechuana, African native thiape = fish. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 160mm or 6.3" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Africa: Sierra Leone to Lower Cameroon and Benito River, in forest and northern adjoining savannah. Also known from the Niger and the Bénoué River and the Sine-Saloum Estuary in Senegal. African Waters, Cameroon waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Nigeria Waters, Niger (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Nigeria Waters, Niger, Bénoué (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2019. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France v. 7 (no. 5), pp 317 [5], Pl. 5 (fig. 1). |
| Registered Keepers | There is but a single registered keeper, view all "my fish" data. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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| Last Update | 2024 Apr 02 09:14 (species record created: 2013 Sep 06 15:36) |