Xenotilapia leptura

Xenotilapia leptura
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. leptura
Binomial name
	Xenotilapia leptura; (Boulenger, 1901)
Synonyms
	Asprotilapia leptura Boulenger, 1901;

Xenotilapia leptura is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika where it prefers areas with rocky substrates. This species can reach a length of 11 centimetres (4.3 in) TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.^[2]

References

^ Bigirimana, C. 2006. Xenotilapia leptura 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.) (2013). "Xenotilapia leptura" in FishBase. April 2013 version.

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[1] Bigirimana, C. 2006. Xenotilapia leptura 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.) (2013). "Xenotilapia leptura" in FishBase. April 2013 version.

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