Neolamprologus leleupi
Neolamprologus leleupi (lemon cichlid) is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika where it occurs throughout the lake. It is a recess-dweller, inhabiting cracks and crevices. It feeds on invertebrates living in the rich biocover of the substrate. This species reaches a length of 10 centimetres (3.9 in) TL.[2] The color of this fish ranges from bright yellow to deep brown. Both color variations exist at each location where this species is found. This relatively small cichlid is a substrate spawner (cave spawner). It is easily confused with the very similar N. longior (Staeck, 1980) a fish also endemic to Lake Tanganyika. The specific name honours the Belgian entomologist Narcisse Leleup (1912-2001), who collected the type.[3]
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Large Neolamprologus leleupi in an aquarium
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cichliformes |
Family: | Cichlidae |
Genus: | Neolamprologus |
Species: | N. leleupi |
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Neolamprologus leleupi (Poll, 1956) | |
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References
- Bigirimana, C. (2006). "Neolamprologus leleupi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T60612A12383984. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60612A12383984.en.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Neolamprologus leleupi" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
- Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (4 December 2018). "Order CICHLIFORMES: Family CICHLIDAE: Subfamily PSEUDOCRENILABRINAE (l-o)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
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