Lethrinops red flush

Lethrinops red flush
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Lethrinops
Species: L. parvidens
Binomial name
Lethrinops parvidens
Trewavas, 1931

Lethrinops parvidens, known as the Lethrinops red flush in the aquarium fish trade, is a species of cichlid fish endemic to Lake Malawi where it is found over sandy substrates in the southern portion of the lake. This species grows to a length of 14 centimetres (5.5 in) SL.[2]

References

  1. Kasembe, J. 2006. Lethrinops parvidens. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org Archived 2014-06-27 at the Wayback Machine.>. Downloaded on 23 April 2013.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Lethrinops parvidens" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
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