Xenotilapia bathyphila

Xenotilapia bathyphila
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cichlidae
Subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae
Tribe: Ectodini
Genus: Xenotilapia
Species: X. bathyphila
Binomial name
Xenotilapia bathyphila
Poll, 1956
Synonyms
  • Xenotilapia ochrogenys bathyphilus Poll, 1956
  • Xenotilapia bathyphilus Poll, 1956

Xenotilapia bathyphila is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika where it occurs in schools in areas with sandy substrates. It feeds on small shrimps and copepods. This species can reach a length of 10.3 centimetres (4.1 in) TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.[2]

References

  1. Bigirimana, C. 2006. Xenotilapia bathyphila Archived June 27, 2014, at the Wayback Machine.. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org Archived June 27, 2014, at the Wayback Machine.>. Downloaded on 12 June 2013.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Xenotilapia bathyphila" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
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