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Scientific Name | Hemichromis elongatus (Guichenot, 1861) |
Common Names | Five Star General Banded Jewel Cichlid, Fünfpunkt-Hemichromis (Germany) |
Type Locality | Gabon. |
Synonym(s) | Chromichthys elongatus, Hemichromis auritus |
Etymology | Hemichromis: Greek, hemis = half + Greek, chromis = a fish, perhaps a perch |
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Size | 150mm or 5.9" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
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Distribution | Africa: Guinea to Angola. African Waters, Congo (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Zambesi (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Okavango (Cubango) (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Cuanza (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020. |
Temperature | 23.0-25.0°C or 73.4-77°F (Show species within this range) |
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Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
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Reference | Archives du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris v. 10 [for 1858], pp 257, Pl. 22 (fig. 3). |
Registered Keepers | There are 2 registered keepers, view all "my fish" data. |
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Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is but a single record of this fish being seen, view it. |
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Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:39 (species record created: 2010 Dec 17 06:51) |