Lethrinops micrentodon

Lethrinops micrentodon
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Lethrinops
Species: L. micrentodon
Binomial name
Lethrinops micrentodon
(Regan, 1922)
Lethrinops micrentodon (male 155.5 mm total length); dorsal aspect of lower pharyngeal bone and lateral aspect of the 1st gill-arch.[2]

Lethrinops micrentodon is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi. This species grows to a length of 11.5 centimetres (4.5 in) TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.[3]

References

  1. Kasembe, J. 2006. Lethrinops micrentodon. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 23 April 2013.
  2. Eccles, David H. and Lewis, Digby S.C. 1977. A taxonomic study of the Genus Lethrinops Regan (Pisces: Cichlidae) from Lake Malawi: part 1. Ichthyological Bulletin of the J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology; No. 36. J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa. Available: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1018956
  3. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Lethrinops micrentodon" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
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