Petrotilapia chrysos
| Petrotilapia chrysos | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Genus: | Petrotilapia |
| Species: | P. chrysos
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| Binomial name | |
| Petrotilapia chrysos Stauffer & , 1996
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Petrotilapia chrysos is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi where it is only known from around the southern islands of and . It prefers rocky substrates where it can graze on the algae growing on the rocks. This species can reach a length 13.1 centimetres (5.2 in) SL.[2]
References[]
- ^ Konings, A. (2018). "Petrotilapia chrysos". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T60963A47225637. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T60963A47225637.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Petrotilapia chrysos" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
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- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Fauna of Malawi
- Petrotilapia
- Taxa named by Jay Richard Stauffer Jr.
- Fish described in 1996
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