Tropheops lucerna
Appearance
Tropheops lucerna | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cichliformes |
Family: | Cichlidae |
Genus: | Pseudotropheus |
Species: | P. lucerna
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Binomial name | |
Pseudotropheus lucerna Trewavas, 1935
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Synonyms | |
Tropheops lucerna Trewavas, 1935 |
Pseudotropheus 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]
References
- ^ Kasembe, J. 2006. Pseudotropheus lucerna. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 09 June 2013.
- ^ Malaŵi Cichlids in their natural habitat (5 ed.). Cichlid Press. 2016. p. 447. ISBN 978-1-932892-23-9.
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