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Fourspine cichlid
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cichliformes
Family:	Cichlidae
Genus:	Neolamprologus
Species:	N. tetracanthus
Binomial name
Neolamprologus tetracanthus (Boulenger, 1899)
Synonyms
Lamprologus tetracanthus Boulenger, 1899 Lamprologus brevianalis Boulenger, 1906 Lamprologus marginatus Boulenger, 1914

The fourspine cichlid (Neolamprologus tetracanthus) is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika where it lives in areas with sandy substrates. In addition to feeding on other fishes and insect larvae, this species is specialized to suck molluscs from their shells. This species can reach a length of 20 centimetres (7.9 in) TL. This species can also be found in the aquarium trade.

References

1. Bigirimana, C.; Nzeyimana, L. (2006). "Neolamprologus tetracanthus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T60594A12374186. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60594A12374186.en.
2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Neolamprologus tetracanthus". FishBase. February 2013 version.

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