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Pseudotropheus interruptus

Pseudotropheus interruptus is a species of cichlid in the Cichlidae endemic to Lake Malawi where it is only known from Likoma Island. This species can reach a length of 9.8 centimetres (3.9 in) TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.

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Pseudotropheus interruptus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Pseudotropheus
Species:
P. interruptus
Binomial name
Pseudotropheus interruptus
(D. S. Johnson, 1975)
Synonyms

Melanochromis elastodema Bowers & Stauffer, 1997
Melanochromis interruptus Johnson, 1975

Pseudotropheus interruptus is a species of cichlid in the Cichlidae endemic to Lake Malawi where it is only known from Likoma Island. This species can reach a length of 9.8 centimetres (3.9 in) TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.2

References

References

  1. Konings, A. (2018). "Pseudotropheus interruptus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018 e.T61117A47235125. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T61117A47235125.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. Konings, A.F. (2016). Malaŵi Cichlids in their natural habitat (5 ed.). Cichlid Press. p. 447. ISBN 978-1-932892-23-9.