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Neolamprologus sexfasciatus
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. sexfasciatus
Binomial name
Neolamprologus sexfasciatus (Trewavas & Poll, 1952)
Synonyms
Lamprologus sexfasciatus Trewavas & Poll, 1952

Neolamprologus sexfasciatus is a species of cichlid fish that is endemic to the southern half of Lake Tanganyika in East Africa. It can reach a length of 15 centimetres (5.9 in) TL. This species can also be found in the aquarium trade. It mainly eats snails, and its pharyngeal bones and teeth are adapted to this hard-shelled prey.

An aggressive mimic of this species is Plecodus straeleni, a scale-eating cichlid that is able to approach its victims by resembling a harmless species.

References

1. ^ Bigirimana, C. (2006). "Neolamprologus sexfasciatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T60597A12374602. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60597A12374602.en.
2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Neolamprologus sexfasciatus". FishBase. February 2013 version.
3. Boileau; Cortesi; Egger; Muschick; Indermaur; Theis; Büscher; and Salzburger (2015). A complex mode of aggressive mimicry in a scale-eating cichlid fish. Biol Lett. 11(9): 20150521. doi:10.1098/rsbl.2015.0521

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