Altolamprologus calvus
Altolamprologus calvus is a cichlid endemic to the southern shoreline of Lake Tanganyika in eastern Africa. The species has an extremely laterally compressed body and a high dorsal fin. Males may grow to 13 cm (5 inches), while females are normally smaller.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Genus: | Altolamprologus |
| Species: | A. calvus |
| Binomial name | |
| Altolamprologus calvus (Poll, 1978) | |
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It is physically similar to its close relative A. compressiceps, though it is less deep-bodied and has a longer snout.
A. calvus is commonly kept as an aquarium fish in setups devoted to East African fish. Several local variants exist. Examples include:
- 'Black Sambia'
- 'Black Pectoral'
- 'Black Zaire'
- 'Black Kapampa'
- 'Yellow'
- 'White'
References
- Bigirimana, C. (2006). "Altolamprologus calvus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T60455A12368559. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60455A12368559.en.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). "Altolamprologus calvus" in FishBase. October 2018 version.
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