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Tropheops gracilior

Tropheops gracilior is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi where it lives in caves.

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Tropheops gracilior
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Tropheops
Species:
T. gracilior
Binomial name
Tropheops gracilior
(Trewavas, 1935)
Synonyms
  • Pseudotropheus tropheops gracilior Trewavas, 1935
  • Pseudotropheus gracilior Trewavas, 1935

Tropheops gracilior is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi where it lives in caves.

This species can reach a length of 11.2 centimetres (4.4 in) TL.2

References

References

  1. Konings, A. (2018). "Tropheops gracilior". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018 e.T61156A47237704. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T61156A47237704.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Tropheops gracilior". FishBase. April 2013 version.