Tropheops lucerna

Tropheops lucerna is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi where it is found at depths of from 2 to 4 metres (6.6 to 13.1 ft) in beds of Vallisneria in bays. This species can reach a length of 13.5 centimetres (5.3 in) TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.[2] It feeds by brushing loose strands of algae off of rocks, sand and the leaves of macrophytes.[3]

Tropheops lucerna
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Tropheops
Species:
T. lucerna
Binomial name
Tropheops lucerna
Trewavas, 1935
Synonyms

Pseudotropheus lucerna Trewavas, 1935

References

  1. Konings, A. & Kasembe, J (2018). "Pseudotropheus lucerna". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T61170A47238550. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T61170A47238550.en.
  2. Konings, A.F. (2016). MalaĆ”i Cichlids in their natural habitat (5 ed.). Cichlid Press. p. 447. ISBN 978-1-932892-23-9.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
  3. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). "Tropheops lucerna" in FishBase. October 2018 version.


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