Range and Identity
The inventory retains Hemichromis letourneuxi, while the retrieved account uses Rubricatochromis letourneuxi. Linking these combinations helps prevent confusion with other jewel cichlids. African records include northern and western systems, and a locality should accompany any use of the broad common name.
Habitat and Behavior
Freshwater and some brackish settings are recorded, particularly quiet water in savannah landscapes. Vegetated margins can form part of this habitat. The occurrence of one fish in still water should not be expanded into a claim that every life stage avoids all current.
Food and Life History
Small shrimps and insects are among documented foods. Fish form pairs and spawn on the substrate, with regional timing linked to local conditions. The upper size reference is 11.9 centimeters standard length. A maximum weight is not estimated from that length or transferred from another jewel cichlid.
Field Note
Keep the revised genus with the older inventory name when comparing sources. Similar jewel-fish common names can conceal separate scientific identities.
All Lakes With North African Jewelfish
Browse all lakes and reservoirs with confirmed North African Jewelfish records in our database, listed alphabetically.
No published lakes are currently linked to this species in our confirmed records.