Pseudotropheus purpuratus

Pseudotropheus purpuratus
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Pseudotropheus
Species: P. purpuratus
Binomial name
Pseudotropheus purpuratus
D. S. Johnson, 1976

Pseudotropheus purpuratus is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi where it is known from Chisumulu Island. This species can reach a length of 10 centimetres (3.9 in) SL.[2]

References

  1. Kasembe, J. 2006. Pseudotropheus purpuratus. 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 purpuratus" in FishBase. April 2013 version.