Neolamprologus mondabu | |
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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]