Neolamprologus brevis

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Neolamprologus brevis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Neolamprologus
Species:
N. brevis
Binomial name
Neolamprologus brevis
(Boulenger, 1899)
Synonyms
  • Lamprologus brevisBoulenger, 1899
  • Lamprologus calliurusBoulenger, 1906
  • Neolamprologus calliurus(Boulenger, 1906)
  • Lamprologus taeniurusBoulenger, 1914

Neolamprologus brevis is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika where it lives in snail shells, primarily of the genus Neothauma . [1] It feeds is on plankton. This species can reach a length of 5.5 centimetres (2.2 in) TL. This species can also be found in the aquarium trade. [2] The males are much larger than the females and can be identified even at a young age.

References

  1. 1 2 Bigirimana, C. (2006). "Neolamprologus brevis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2006 e.T60617A12384726. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60617A12384726.en .
  2. ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Neolamprologus brevis". FishBase . February 2013 version.


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