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Pseudotropheus brevis

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Pseudotropheus brevis
Conservation status

Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Pseudotropheus
Species: P. brevis
Binomial name
Pseudotropheus brevis
(Trewavas, 1935)
Synonyms

Melanochromis brevis Trewavas, 1935

Neolamprologus brevis sunspot 2049.

Pseudotropheus brevis is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi where it is found in Nkudzi Bay and Monkey Bay in rocky areas. This species can reach a length of 12 centimetres (4.7 in) SL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.

References

  1. Konings, A. (2018). "Pseudotropheus brevis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T61111A148653947. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T61111A148653947.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. Konings, A.F. (2016). Malaŵi Cichlids in their natural habitat (5 ed.). Cichlid Press. p. 447. ISBN 978-1-932892-23-9.
Taxon identifiers
Melanochromis brevis


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