Limnotilapia dardennii
| Limnotilapia dardennii | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Subfamily: | Pseudocrenilabrinae |
| Tribe: | Tropheini |
| Genus: | Limnotilapia Regan, 1920 |
| Species: | L. dardennii |
| Binomial name | |
| Limnotilapia dardennii (Boulenger, 1899) | |
Limnotilapia dardennii is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika, where it prefers rocky areas near the coast. The males of this species can reach a total length of 26 cm (10 in), and females can reach a length of 18 cm (7.1 in).[2] It may also be found in the aquarium trade. This species is currently the only known member of its genus.[3]
References
- ↑ Ntakimazi, G. 2006. Limnotilapia dardennii. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 23 April 2013.
- ↑ http://cichlidae.us/limnotilapia-dardennii/
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Limnotilapia dardennii" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
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