Pseudotropheus perspicax

Pseudotropheus perspicax
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Pseudotropheus
Species: P. perspicax
Binomial name
Pseudotropheus perspicax
(Trewavas, 1935)
Synonyms
  • Melanochromis perspicax Trewavas, 1935

Pseudotropheus perspicax is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi where it is known from Deep Bay. This species can reach a length of 8.1 centimetres (3.2 in) TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.[2]

References

  1. Kasembe, J. 2006. Pseudotropheus perspicax. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 27 May 2013.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Pseudotropheus perspicax" in FishBase. April 2013 version.