Lamprologus kungweensis

Lamprologus kungweensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cichlidae
Subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae
Tribe: Lamprologini
Genus: Lamprologus
Species: L. kungweensis
Binomial name
Lamprologus kungweensis
Poll, 1956

Lamprologus kungweensis is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika where it is known from the northwestern part of the lake in Kungwe Bay, Kigoma, Tanzania where it can be found living in shells. This species reaches a length of 8 centimetres (3.1 in) TL. This species can also be found in the aquarium trade.[2]

References

  1. Bigirimana, C. 2006. Lamprologus kungweensis. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 22 April 2013.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Lamprologus kungweensis" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
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