Xenotilapia bathyphila

Xenotilapia bathyphila
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Cichlidae
Subfamily:	Pseudocrenilabrinae
Tribe:	Ectodini
Genus:	Xenotilapia
Species:	X. bathyphila
Binomial name
	Xenotilapia bathyphila; Poll, 1956
Synonyms
	Xenotilapia ochrogenys bathyphilus Poll, 1956; Xenotilapia bathyphilus Poll, 1956;

Xenotilapia bathyphila is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika where it occurs in schools in areas with sandy substrates. It feeds on small shrimps and copepods. This species can reach a length of 10.3 centimetres (4.1 in) TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.^[2]

References

^ Bigirimana, C. 2006. Xenotilapia bathyphila Archived June 27, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org Archived June 27, 2014, at the Wayback Machine>. Downloaded on 12 June 2013.
^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Xenotilapia bathyphila". FishBase. April 2013 version.

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[1] Bigirimana, C. 2006. Xenotilapia bathyphila Archived June 27, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org Archived June 27, 2014, at the Wayback Machine>. Downloaded on 12 June 2013.

[2] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Xenotilapia bathyphila". FishBase. April 2013 version.

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