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Pseudotropheus interruptus

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Species of fish

Pseudotropheus interruptus
Conservation status

Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Pseudotropheus
Species: P. interruptus
Binomial name
Pseudotropheus interruptus
(D. S. Johnson, 1975)
Synonyms

Melanochromis elastodema Bowers & Stauffer, 1997
Melanochromis interruptus Johnson, 1975

Pseudotropheus interruptus is a species of cichlid in the Cichlidae endemic to Lake Malawi where it is only known from Likoma Island. This species can reach a length of 9.8 centimetres (3.9 in) TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.

References

  1. Konings, A. (2018). "Pseudotropheus interruptus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T61117A47235125. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T61117A47235125.en. Retrieved 17 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
Pseudotropheus interruptus
Melanochromis interruptus


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