Pseudosimochromis marginatus

Pseudosimochromis marginatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cichlidae
Subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae
Tribe: Tropheini
Genus: Pseudosimochromis
Species: P. marginatus
Binomial name
Pseudosimochromis marginatus
(Poll, 1956)
Synonyms

Simochromis marginatus

Pseudosimochromis marginatus is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika in East Africa. It prefers shallow waters with rock rubble substrates. It can reach a length of 10 centimetres (3.9 in) TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.[2]

References

  1. Bigirimana, C. 2006. Simochromis marginatus. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 02 June 2013.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2017). "Simochromis marginatus" in FishBase. April 2017 version.
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