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| Scientific Name | Serranochromis macrocephalus (Boulenger, 1899) |
| Common Name | Purpleface Largemouth |
| Type Locality | Lake Moero [Lake Mweru], Democratic Republic of Congo. |
| Synonym(s) | Paratilapia ellenbergeri, Paratilapia macrocephala, Pelmatochromis genisquamulatus, Serranochromis microcephalus |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 350mm or 13.8" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Africa: Cunene River system (Angola and Namibia), Okovango River and swamps, upper Zambezi River; Kafue River; Luangwa system; Luapula-Mweru; Lulua River and Angolan Kasai (Angola, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Democratic Republic of the Congo). African Waters, Cunene (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, Zambesi, Upper Zambesi (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Zambesi, Kafue (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Zambesi, Luangwa (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Congo, Upper Congo, Lualaba, Mweru, Luapula (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Congo, Lower Congo, Kasai, Lulua (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Congo, Lower Congo, Kasai (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 2009. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Annales du Musee du Congo (Ser. Zoology) v. 1 (fasc. 5), pp 121, Pl. 45 (fig. 4) |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:3.42.454.2824 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:41 (species record created: 2010 Dec 19 01:13) |