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Neolamprologus brevis

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Species of fish

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Neolamprologus brevis
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Neolamprologus
Species: N. brevis
Binomial name
Neolamprologus brevis
(Boulenger, 1899)
Synonyms
  • Lamprologus brevis Boulenger, 1899
  • Lamprologus calliurus Boulenger, 1906
  • Neolamprologus calliurus (Boulenger, 1906)
  • Lamprologus taeniurus Boulenger, 1914

Neolamprologus brevis is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika where it lives in snail shells, primarily of the genus Neothauma. It feeds is on plankton. This species can reach a length of 5.5 centimetres (2.2 in) TL. This species can also be found in the aquarium trade. The males are much larger than the females and can be identified even at a young age.

References

  1. ^ Bigirimana, C. (2006). "Neolamprologus brevis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T60617A12384726. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60617A12384726.en.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Neolamprologus brevis". FishBase. February 2013 version.
Taxon identifiers
Neolamprologus brevis


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