Animalia > Chordata > Perciformes > Cichlidae > Neolamprologus > Neolamprologus brevis

Neolamprologus brevis (Cichlid)

Synonyms: Lamprologus brevis; Lamprologus calliurus; Lamprologus taeniurus; Neolamprologus calliurus
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Wikipedia Abstract

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.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0