Neolamprologus brevis

Neolamprologus brevis
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cichliformes
Family:	Cichlidae
Genus:	Neolamprologus
Species:	N. brevis
Binomial name
	Neolamprologus brevis; (Boulenger, 1899)
Synonyms
	Lamprologus brevis Boulenger, 1899; Lamprologus calliurus Boulenger, 1906; Neolamprologus calliurus (Boulenger, 1906); Lamprologus taeniurus Boulenger, 1914;

Neolamprologus brevis is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika where it lives in snail shells, primarily of the genus Neothauma.^[1] It feeds is on plankton. This species can reach a length of 5.5 centimetres (2.2 in) TL. This species can also be found in the aquarium trade.^[2] The males are much larger than the females and can be identified even at a young age.

References

^ ^a ^b Bigirimana, C. (2006). "Neolamprologus brevis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T60617A12384726. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60617A12384726.en.
^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Neolamprologus brevis". FishBase. February 2013 version.

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[IUCN-1] Bigirimana, C. (2006). "Neolamprologus brevis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T60617A12384726. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60617A12384726.en.

[2] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Neolamprologus brevis". FishBase. February 2013 version.

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