Biology:Lethrinops microdon
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| Lethrinops microdon | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Animalia |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Chordata |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Actinopterygii |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Cichliformes |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Cichlidae |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Lethrinops |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | <div style="display:inline" class="script error: no such module "taxobox ranks".">L. microdon |
| Binomial name | |
| Lethrinops microdon Eccles & D. S. C. Lewis, 1977
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Lethrinops microdon is an endangered species of cichlid endemic to the southern part of Lake Malawi[2] where it occurs at depths of 35 to 100 metres (115 to 328 ft) in areas with soft substrates. This species grow to a length of 13.1 centimetres (5.2 in) SL.[3] The species is threatened by trawl fisheries and has greatly declined but little is known about its population and distribution within Lake Malawi, it is given a status of Data Deficient by the IUCN.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Darwall, W.R.T. (2019). "Lethrinops microdon". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T61043A155050040. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T61043A155050040.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/61043/155050040. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ↑ "Lethrinops microdon summary page". http://www.fishbase.org/summary/2159.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Lethrinops microdon" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
Wikidata ☰ Q1151782 entry
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