Petrotilapia chrysos

Petrotilapia chrysos is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi where it is only known from around the southern islands of Chinyankwazi and Chinyamwezi. It prefers rocky substrates where it can graze on the algae growing on the rocks. This species can reach a length 13.1 centimetres (5.2 in) SL.[2]

Petrotilapia chrysos
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Petrotilapia
Species:
P. chrysos
Binomial name
Petrotilapia chrysos
Stauffer & van Snik, 1996

References

  1. Konings, A. (2018). "Petrotilapia chrysos". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T60963A47225637. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T60963A47225637.en.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Petrotilapia chrysos" in FishBase. April 2013 version.


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