Xenotilapia boulengeri

Xenotilapia boulengeri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cichlidae
Subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae
Tribe: Ectodini
Genus: Xenotilapia
Species: X. boulengeri
Binomial name
Xenotilapia boulengeri
(Poll, 1942)
Synonyms
  • Enantiopus boulengeri Poll, 1942
  • Parectodus lestradei Poll, 1942
  • Xenotilapia lestradei (Poll, 1942)
  • Xenotilapia materfamilias Poll, 1943
  • Xenotilapia mater-familias Poll, 1943

Xenotilapia boulengeri is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika where it occurs in schools in areas with sandy substrates. Its diet consists of small shrimps and copepods. This species can reach a length of 15.3 centimetres (6.0 in) TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Bigirimana, C. 2006. Xenotilapia boulengeri. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 12 June 2013.
  2. ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Xenotilapia boulengeri" in FishBase. April 2013 version.

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