Author: (Meek, 1907)
FBname: Pastel cichlid
Remark: Villa and Miller, 1975 identified <i>C. bouchellei</i> as a junior synonym of  <i>A. alfari</i>. Reviewed by Bussing (1998: 318), with key, diagnosis, geographical distribution, and figures.
Comments: Inhabits all sections of the river from the fast flowing upper sections to the slower moving lower reaches.  Collected between 2 and 1150 m elevation.  Prefers sand or mud substrata where it sifts for aquatic insects, especially diptera and ephemeroptera and seeds (Ref. 36880).  Spawns about 300-400 eggs at the end of the dry season, just before the wet season.