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Diagnostic Description

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Description: old males sometimes with an enormous and well-developed hump on head; mouth stout (Ref. 52307).Coloration: body dark brown to blackish; body scales dark with light margins; sometimes some dark vertical bars or 2 horizontal stripes present on body (Ref. 52307).
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Life Cycle

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Produces 20-150 eggs.
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Biology

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Rheophilic; feeds primarily on algae; pair-bonding, cave spawning species (Ref. 52307). Aquarium keeping: in pairs; minimum aquarium size 80 cm (Ref. 51539).
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Importance

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fisheries: ; aquarium: commercial
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Lionhead cichlid

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The lionhead cichlid (Steatocranus casuarius), also known as African blockhead, buffalohead,[2] humphead cichlid, lionhead or lumphead is a species of rheophilic[3] cichlid native to Pool Malebo and the Congo River.[4] It uses caves for spawning.[1] This species can reach a length of 10 centimetres (3.9 in) TL.[4] This species can also be found in the aquarium trade.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b Moelants, T. (2010). "Steatocranus casuarius". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T182754A7960255. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T182754A7960255.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ African Blockhead, Buffalohead, Lionhead, Lumphead Steatocranus casuarius - mongabay.com
  3. ^ Steatocranus casuarius by Richard O'Brien - cichlid-forum.com
  4. ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Steatocranus casuarius" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
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Lionhead cichlid: Brief Summary

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The lionhead cichlid (Steatocranus casuarius), also known as African blockhead, buffalohead, humphead cichlid, lionhead or lumphead is a species of rheophilic cichlid native to Pool Malebo and the Congo River. It uses caves for spawning. This species can reach a length of 10 centimetres (3.9 in) TL. This species can also be found in the aquarium trade.

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