Neolamprologus mondabu

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Neolamprologus mondabu
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Neolamprologus
Species:
N. mondabu
Binomial name
Neolamprologus mondabu
(Boulenger, 1906)
Synonyms

Lamprologus mondabuBoulenger, 1906

Neolamprologus mondabu is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika except for the southern portion where it is replaced by N. modestus . It prefers areas with rocky substrates, moving to areas with sandy substrates to breed. It feeds on the eggs of Lamprichthys tanganicanus . This species can reach a length of 10.7 centimetres (4.2 in) TL. This species can also be found in the aquarium trade. [2]

Female Neolamprologus mondabu can dig pits in the bottom substrate to facilitate feeding of their offspring. Such maternal food provisioning is unusual and is not known among other African substrate-brooding cichlids, but similar behaviour has been observed in Central American cichlids. [3]

References

  1. Bigirimana, C. (2006). "Neolamprologus mondabu". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2006 e.T60606A12382883. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60606A12382883.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Neolamprologus mondabu". FishBase . February 2013 version.
  3. Ota, K.; Kohda, M. (2014). "Maternal Food Provisioning in a Substrate-Brooding African Cichlid". PLOS ONE. 9 (6) e99094. Bibcode:2014PLoSO...999094O. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0099094 . PMC   4049616 . PMID   24911060.