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Scientific Name Orthochromis torrenticola  (Thys van den Audenaerde, 1963)
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Type Locality Rapids of the Lufira River, just above the main falls at Kuibo, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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Size 81mm or 3.2" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution Africa: Lufira basin (Upper Congo system).
African Waters, Congo, Upper Congo, Lualaba, Lufira (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2009.
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines v. 68 (no. 3-4), pp 358
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Last Update 2017 Sep 11 03:20 (species record created: 2010 Dec 19 01:04)