Tropheops lucerna
No common name
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Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Perciformes (Perciformes, Also Called the Acanthopteri)
Cichlidae (Cichlids)
Tropheops
Tropheops lucerna
Description
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Characters
Body shape: Elongated.
Distribution
Africa: Endemic to Lake Malawi. Occurs in Ruarwe, Nkhata Bay and Lion's Cove.
Habitat Associations
Freshwater. demersal. depth range 2-4 m. Found in: lakes.
Biology
Found among the beds of Vallisneria in sheltered bays. Feeds by brushing loose algal strands from rocks, sand, and plant leaves (Ref. 5595).
Max length: 13.5 cm TL.
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC), assessed 2018-06-20. Resilience: High (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Commercial or Environmental Importance
Fisheries: commercial; aquarium: commercial.
References
Konings, A. (1990) Ad Konings's book of cichlids and all the other fishes of Lake Malawi. T.F.H. Publications, Inc. 495 p.
Maréchal, C. (1991) Pseudotropheus. p. 401-415. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse, G.G. Teugels and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ISNB, Brussels; MRAC, Tervuren; and ORSTOM, Paris. Vol. 4.
Konings, A. (2007) Malawi cichlids in their natural habitat. 4th edition. Cichlid Press, El Paso, USA. 424p.
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