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Scientific Name Petrochromis polyodon  Boulenger, 1898
Common Name Brown Petrochromis
Type Locality Kinyamkolo and Mbity Rocks, Lake Tanganyika.
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Size 210mm or 8.3" 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 Least Concern, 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 Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1898 (pt 3), pp 496.
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Last Update 2019 Aug 23 06:18 (species record created: 2011 Apr 17 01:55)