Hemichromis fasciatus

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Hemichromis fasciatus
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Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Hemichromis
Species:
H. fasciatus
Binomial name
Hemichromis fasciatus

Hemichromis fasciatus, also called the banded jewelfish and five-spot cichlid, is a species of fish in the cichlid family. It is distributed throughout West Africa. It can also be found in the Nile Basin, Lake Chad, and the upper Zambezi. It can reach a total length of up to 26.5 cm (10.4 in) and a standard length of 20.4 cm (8.0 in).[2]

Description[]

The banded jewelfish is yellow-green with a bronze iridescence and has five large, black, glossy oval patches on the side of the body. Older specimens have a brick-red dot on each scale. The mouth is large and wide.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ Lalèyè, P.; Azeroual, A.; Bousso, T.; Getahun, A. (2020). "Hemichromis fasciatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T182187A134776132. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T182187A134776132.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Hemichromis fasciatus" in FishBase. September 2019 version.
  3. ^ Teugels, G.G. and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde, 2003. Cichlidae. p. 521-600. In D. Paugy, C. Lévêque and G.G Teugels (eds.) The fresh and brackish water fishes of West Africa Volume 2. Coll. faune et flore tropicales 40. Institut de recherche de développement, Paris, France, Muséum national d'histoire naturelle, Paris, France and Musée royal de l'Afrique Central, Tervuren, Belgium, 815p.

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