Neolamprologus mondabu

Neolamprologus mondabu
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
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.