Petrotilapia genalutea

Petrotilapia genalutea
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Petrotilapia
Species: P. genalutea
Binomial name
Petrotilapia genalutea
A. C. Marsh, 1983

Petrotilapia genalutea is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi where it inhabits areas with rocky substrates from which it grazes algae. This species can reach a length 13.1 centimetres (5.2 in) SL. This species is also found in the aquarium trade.[2]

References

  1. Kasembe, J. 2006. Petrotilapia genalutea. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 19 May 2013.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Petrotilapia genalutea" in FishBase. April 2013 version.

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