Animalia > Chordata > Perciformes > Cichlidae > Xenotilapia > Xenotilapia longispinis

Xenotilapia longispinis

Synonyms: Xenotilapia longispinis longispinis
Language: Finnish; Mandarin Chinese

Wikipedia Abstract

Xenotilapia longispinis is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika where it prefers areas with sandy substrates. This species can reach a length of 16.3 centimetres (6.4 in) TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.
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Attributes

Brood Dispersal [1]  On/In self
Brood Guarder [1]  Yes

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Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Biparental Mouthbrooding and Guarding in a Tanganyikan Cichlid Haplotaxodon microlepis, Tetsuo Kuwamura, Japanese Journal of Ichthyology Vol. 35, No. 1 (1988)
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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