Pseudotropheus flavus

Pseudotropheus flavus is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi where it is only known from Chinyankwazi Island. It prefers areas with rocky substrates where it remains about 1 metre (3.3 ft) above the bottom feeding on plankton. This species can reach a length of 7.6 centimetres (3.0 in) SL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.[2]

Pseudotropheus flavus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Pseudotropheus
Species:
P. flavus
Binomial name
Pseudotropheus flavus
Stauffer, 1988
Synonyms

Chindongo flavus (Stauffer, 1988)

References

  1. Konings, A. (2018). "Chindongo flavus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T61165A47238233. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T61165A47238233.en.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Pseudotropheus flavus" in FishBase. April 2013 version.


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