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Scientific Name Petrochromis macrognathus  Yamaoka, 1983
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Type Locality Luhanga, Democratic Republic of Congo, Lake Tanganyika, 3°31'S, 29°09'E, depth 0.5 meters.
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Size 162mm or 6.4" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution Africa: Endemic to Lake Tanganyika.
African Waters, Western Rift Valley Lakes, Tanganyika (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category Data Deficient, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2006.
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Japanese Journal of Ichthyology v. 30 (no. 2), pp 137, Fig. 7
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Last Update 2013 Oct 23 08:32 (species record created: 2011 Apr 17 01:54)