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]
| Tropheops lucerna | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Genus: | Tropheops |
| Species: | T. lucerna
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| Binomial name | |
| Tropheops lucerna Trewavas, 1935
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| Synonyms | |
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Pseudotropheus lucerna Trewavas, 1935 | |
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ Konings, A.F. (2016). Malaŵi Cichlids in their natural habitat (5 ed.). Cichlid Press. p. 447. ISBN 978-1-932892-23-9.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Tropheops lucerna". FishBase. October 2018 version.
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