Petrotilapia chrysos
| Petrotilapia chrysos | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Genus: | Petrotilapia |
| Species: | P. chrysos |
| Binomial name | |
| Petrotilapia chrysos Stauffer & van Snik, 1996 | |
Petrotilapia chrysos is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi where it is only known from around the southern islands of Chinyankwazi and Chinyamwezi. It prefers rocky substrates where it can graze on the algae growing on the rocks. This species can reach a length 13.1 centimetres (5.2 in) SL.[2]
References
- ↑ Kasembe, J. 2006. Petrotilapia chrysos. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 19 May 2013.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Petrotilapia chrysos" in FishBase. April 2013 version.