Banded jewelfish
Hemichromis fasciatus
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A jewel cichlid from West Africa, the Nile basin and Lake Chad. It has five large dark blotches on its flank. It spawns on a substrate. It reaches 26.5 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Hemichromis fasciatus
- Family
- Cichlidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Cichlidae
- Order
- Cichliformes
- Synonyms
- Hemichromis desguezii, Hemichromis elongatus, Hemichromis frempongi, Hemichromis leiguardii
Origin
- Native region
- África
Water
- Temperature
- 23–25 °C
- pH
- 7
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 21 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Middle
- Diet
- Carnivore
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Substrate or cave spawner
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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