Grammatotria
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Genus: | Grammatotria Boulenger, 1899
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Species: | G. lemairii
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Grammatotria lemairii Boulenger, 1899
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Grammatotria lemairii is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika in East Africa where it prefers areas with sandy substrates. This species can reach a length of 26 centimetres (10 in) TL. It is currently the only known member of its genus.[1] The species is occasionally kept as an aquarium fish.[2]
References
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Grammatotria lemairii". FishBase. February 2013 version.
- ^ Andersen, T. (2006) Grammatotria lemairii The Cichlid Room Companion Ed. Azas JMA.