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Scientific Name Xenochromis hecqui  Boulenger, 1899
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Type Locality Albertville, Democratic Republic of Congo, Lake Tanganyika.
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Size 300mm or 11.8" 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 Data Deficient, 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 Annales du Musee du Congo (Ser. Zoology) v. 1 (fasc. 5), pp 125, Pl. 47 (fig. 3)
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Last Update 2022 May 21 01:35 (species record created: 2011 May 01 13:16)