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Tropheops modestus

Tropheops modestus is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi.

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Tropheops modestus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Tropheops
Species:
T. modestus
Binomial name
Tropheops modestus
(D. S. Johnson, 1974)
Synonyms
  • Pseudotropheus modestus D. S. Johnson, 1974

Tropheops modestus is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi.

This species can reach a length of 6.4 centimetres (2.5 in) SL.2

References

References

  1. Konings, A. (2018). "Tropheops modestus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018 e.T61172A148847246. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T61172A148847246.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Tropheops modestus". FishBase. April 2013 version.