Tropheops lucerna
Tropheops lucerna | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cichliformes |
Family: | Cichlidae |
Genus: | Tropheops |
Species: | T. lucerna
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Binomial name | |
Tropheops lucerna Trewavas, 1935
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Synonyms | |
Pseudotropheus lucerna Trewavas, 1935 |
Tropheops lucerna is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi where it is found at depths of from 2 to 4 metres (6.6 to 13.1 ft) in beds of Vallisneria in bays. This species can reach a length of 13.5 centimetres (5.3 in) TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.[2] It feeds by brushing loose strands of algae off of rocks, sand and the leaves of macrophytes.[3]
References[]
- ^ Konings, A. & Kasembe, J (2018). "Pseudotropheus lucerna". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T61170A47238550. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T61170A47238550.en.
- ^ Konings, A.F. (2016). Malaŵi Cichlids in their natural habitat (5 ed.). Cichlid Press. p. 447. ISBN 978-1-932892-23-9.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2018). "Tropheops lucerna" in FishBase. October 2018 version.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Tropheops
- Fish described in 1935
- Taxa named by Ethelwynn Trewavas
- Cichlidae stubs