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  • Limbochromis robertsiAdult female
  • Limbochromis robertsiSemiadult male
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Scientific Name Limbochromis robertsi  (Thys van den Audenaerde & Loiselle, 1971)
Common Name
Type Locality Cascade zone of a stream near Asiakwa, 6°15'N, 0°31'W, Ghana, elevation 600-800 feet.
Pronunciation rob erts eye
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Size 77mm or 3" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution Africa: Probably restricted to headwaters streams of the Offin, Prah and Birim drainage systems in west central Ghana.
African Waters, Ofin (click on these areas to find other species found there)
African Waters, Pra (click on these areas to find other species found there)
African Waters, Pra, Birim (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category Endangered, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020.
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines v. 83 (nos 3-4), pp 194, Figs. 1-3
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Last Update 2014 Jan 09 10:44 (species record created: 2010 Dec 08 08:45)