The lionhead cichlid (''Steatocranus casuarius''), also known as African blockhead, buffalohead, humphead cichlid, lionhead or lumphead is a species of

rheophilic A rheophile is an animal that prefers to live in fast-moving water. Examples of rheophilic animals Insects *Many aquatic insects living in riffles require current to survive. *''Epeorus sylvicola'', a rheophilic mayfly species ( Ephemeroptera) ...

''Steatocranus casuarius'' by Richard O'Brien
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cichlid Cichlids are fish from the family Cichlidae in the order Cichliformes. Cichlids were traditionally classed in a suborder, the Labroidei, along with the wrasses ( Labridae), in the order Perciformes, but molecular studies have contradicted this ...

native to Pool Malebo and the

Congo River The Congo River ( kg, Nzâdi Kôngo, french: Fleuve Congo, pt, Rio Congo), formerly also known as the Zaire River, is the second longest river in Africa, shorter only than the Nile, as well as the second largest river in the world by discharge ...

. It uses caves for spawning. This species can reach a length of TL. This species can also be found in the

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Lionhead cichlid The lionhead cichlid (''Steatocranus casuarius''), also known as African blockhead, buffalohead, humphead cichlid, lionhead or lumphead is a species of rheophilicTaxa named by Max Poll Fish described in 1939 Endemic fauna of the Democratic Republic of the Congo {{Tilapiini-stub