Lamprologus lemairii

Lamprologus lemairii
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cichlidae
Subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae
Tribe: Lamprologini
Genus: Lamprologus
Species: L. lemairii
Binomial name
Lamprologus lemairii
Boulenger, 1899

Lamprologus lemairii is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika where it prefers to lurk by rocks or on the lake bed waiting for fish to prey on. This species can reach a length of 25 centimetres (9.8 in) TL.[2]

References

  1. Bigirimana, C. 2006. Lamprologus lemairii. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 22 April 2013.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Lamprologus lemairii" in FishBase. February 2013 version.