Animalia > Chordata > Perciformes > Cichlidae > Xenotilapia > Xenotilapia spiloptera

Xenotilapia spiloptera (Spotfin cichlid)

Synonyms: Xenotilapia spilopterus
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Wikipedia Abstract

Xenotilapia spiloptera is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika where it prefers areas with sandy substrates. This species can reach a length of 9.6 centimetres (3.8 in) TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.
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Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
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