Neolamprologus mondabu
| Neolamprologus mondabu | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Subfamily: | Pseudocrenilabrinae |
| Tribe: | Lamprologini |
| Genus: | Neolamprologus |
| Species: | N. mondabu |
| Binomial name | |
| Neolamprologus mondabu (Boulenger, 1906) | |
Neolamprologus mondabu is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika except for the southern portion where it is replaced by N. modestus. It prefers areas with rocky substrates, moving to areas with sandy substrates to breed. It feeds on the eggs of Lamprichthys tanganicanus. This species can reach a length of 10.7 centimetres (4.2 in) TL. This species can also be found in the aquarium trade.[2]
Female Neolamprologus mondabu can dig pits in the bottom substrate to facilitate feeding of their offspring. Such maternal food provisioning is unusual and is not known among other African substrate-brooding cichlids, but similar behaviour has been observed in Central American cichlids.[3]
References
- ↑ Bigirimana, C. 2006. Neolamprologus mondabu. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 1 May 2013.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Neolamprologus mondabu" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
- ↑ Ota, K.; Kohda, M. (2014). "Maternal Food Provisioning in a Substrate-Brooding African Cichlid". PLoS ONE 9 (6): e99094. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0099094. PMC 4049616. PMID 24911060.
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