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Xenotilapia spilopterus Poll & Stewart, 1975 |
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photo by
Barberis, C. |
| Family: | Cichlidae (Cichlids), subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae | |||
| Max. size: | 9.6 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; freshwater, | |||
| Distribution: | Africa: endemic to Lake Tanganyika, widely distributed in the southern part of the lake (Ref. 46829). | |||
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| Biology: | Lives in groups, sometimes large schools; biparental mouthbrooder (Ref. 6770, 46829). Lives over the sand of the intermediate habitat; forages by scooping up sandy substrate or sediment and sifting it through gills; feeds mainly on insect larvae; rarely large schools are found in mid-water feeding on zooplankton (Ref. 46829). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 31 January 2006 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||
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