Xenotilapia sima

Xenotilapia sima
	Xenotilapia sima (bottom)
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. sima
Binomial name
	Xenotilapia sima; Boulenger, 1899

Xenotilapia sima is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika where it prefers areas with sandy substrates. This species can reach a length of 16.4 centimetres (6.5 in) TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.^[2]

References

^ Bigirimana, C. 2006. Xenotilapia sima 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 sima" in FishBase. April 2013 version.

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[1] Bigirimana, C. 2006. Xenotilapia sima 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 sima" in FishBase. April 2013 version.

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