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Adult male from Benin

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Scientific Name	**Hemichromis guttatus** Günther, 1862
Common Name
Type Locality	Apparently not Cape Colony, South Africa.
Etymology	Hemichromis: Greek, hemis = half + Greek, chromis = a fish, perhaps a perch
Species Information
Size	120mm or 4.7" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Africa: Coastal rivers from western Ivory Coast to Cameroon, excepted Lower Volta basin; a forest associated species. Introduced around 1970 in a stream fed by hot springs in Villach (Austria). African Waters, Côte de Ivoire Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Cameroon waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map.
IUCN Red List Category	Not Evaluated
Husbandry Information
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 4, pp 275
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Last Update	2017 Sep 11 03:09 (species record created: 2010 Dec 17 06:54)