Xenotilapia burtoni

Xenotilapia burtoni
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cichlidae
Subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae
Tribe: Ectodini
Genus: Xenotilapia
Species: X. burtoni
Binomial name
Xenotilapia burtoni
Poll, 1951
Synonyms
  • Xenotilapia longispinis burtoni Poll, 1951

Xenotilapia burtoni is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika where it is only known from areas with sandy substrates in Burton Bay. This species can reach a length of 17.7 centimetres (7.0 in) TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.[2]

References

  1. Bigirimana, C. 2006. Xenotilapia burtoni 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 burtoni" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
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