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Tropheops lucerna

Tropheops lucerna is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi where it is found at depths of 2 to 4 metres in beds of Vallisneria in bays. This species can reach a length of 13.5 centimetres (5.3 in) TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade. It feeds by brushing loose strands of algae off of rocks, sand and the leaves of macrophytes.

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Tropheops lucerna
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Tropheops
Species:
T. lucerna
Binomial name
Tropheops lucerna
Trewavas, 1935
Synonyms

Pseudotropheus lucerna Trewavas, 1935

Tropheops lucerna is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi where it is found at depths of 2 to 4 metres (6.6 to 13.1 ft) in beds of Vallisneria in bays. This species can reach a length of 13.5 centimetres (5.3 in) TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.2 It feeds by brushing loose strands of algae off of rocks, sand and the leaves of macrophytes.3

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References

  1. Konings, A. & Kasembe, J (2018). "Pseudotropheus lucerna". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018 e.T61170A47238550. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T61170A47238550.en.
  2. Konings, A.F. (2016). Malaŵi Cichlids in their natural habitat (5 ed.). Cichlid Press. p. 447. ISBN 978-1-932892-23-9.
  3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Tropheops lucerna". FishBase. October 2018 version.