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Pseudotropheus ater (Zebra cichlid)

Synonyms: Chindongo ater (homotypic)
Language: Mandarin Chinese; Nyanja; Tonga

Wikipedia Abstract

Pseudotropheus ater is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi where it is only known from around Chinyamwezi Island and Chinyankwazi Island. It prefers areas with rocky substrates at depths of from 3 to 15 metres (9.8 to 49.2 ft) where it grazes from the rock surfaces. This species can reach a length of 8.1 centimetres (3.2 in) SL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.
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Consumers

Parasitized by 
Acanthogyrus tilapiae[1]

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1Jorrit H. Poelen, James D. Simons and Chris J. Mungall. (2014). Global Biotic Interactions: An open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics.
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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