Neolamprologus sexfasciatus

Neolamprologus sexfasciatus is a species of cichlid fish that is endemic to the southern half of Lake Tanganyika in East Africa. It can reach a length of 15 centimetres (5.9 in) TL. This species can also be found in the aquarium trade.[2] It mainly eats snails, and its pharyngeal bones and teeth are adapted to this hard-shelled prey.[1]

Neolamprologus sexfasciatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Neolamprologus
Species:
N. sexfasciatus
Binomial name
Neolamprologus sexfasciatus
(Trewavas & Poll, 1952)
Synonyms

Lamprologus sexfasciatus Trewavas & Poll, 1952

An aggressive mimic of this species is Plecodus straeleni, a scale-eating cichlid that is able to approach its victims by resembling a harmless species.[3]

References

  1. Bigirimana, C. (2006). "Neolamprologus sexfasciatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T60597A12374602. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60597A12374602.en.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Neolamprologus sexfasciatus" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
  3. Boileau; Cortesi; Egger; Muschick; Indermaur; Theis; Büscher; and Salzburger (2015). A complex mode of aggressive mimicry in a scale-eating cichlid fish. Biol Lett. 11(9): 20150521. doi:10.1098/rsbl.2015.0521


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