Neolamprologus petricola

Neolamprologus petricola
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: Neolamprologus
Species: N. petricola
Binomial name
Neolamprologus petricola
(Poll, 1949)

Neolamprologus petricola is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika where it is only known from the shores of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. This species reaches a length of 14 centimetres (5.5 in) TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.[2]

References

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