Neolamprologus furcifer

Neolamprologus furcifer
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Cichlidae
Subfamily:	Pseudocrenilabrinae
Tribe:	Lamprologini
Genus:	Neolamprologus
Species:	N. furcifer
Binomial name
	Neolamprologus furcifer; (Boulenger, 1898)

Neolamprologus furcifer is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika where it prefers to live solitatirily in lightless cracks, crevices, caves, etc where it feed on other organisms that also dwell in that habitat. This species can reach a length of 15 centimetres (5.9 in) TL. This species can also be found in the aquarium trade where it is a highly sought after species.^[2]

References

^ Bigirimana, C. 2006. Neolamprologus furcifer. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 1 May 2013.
^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Neolamprologus furcifer". FishBase. February 2013 version.

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[1] Bigirimana, C. 2006. Neolamprologus furcifer. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 1 May 2013.

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

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