Neolamprologus pleuromaculatus

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Neolamprologus pleuromaculatus
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cichlidae
Subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae
Tribe: Lamprologini
Genus: Neolamprologus
Species: N. pleuromaculatus
Binomial name
Neolamprologus pleuromaculatus
(Trewavas & Poll, 1952)

Neolamprologus pleuromaculatus is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika where it is only known to occur in the northern half of the lake. This species can reach a length of 12 centimetres (4.7 in) TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.[2]

References

  1. Bigirimana, C. & Nzeyimana, L. 2006. Neolamprologus pleuromaculatus. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 3 May 2013.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Neolamprologus pleuromaculatus" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
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