Biology:Petrotilapia genalutea
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Petrotilapia genalutea | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cichliformes |
Family: | Cichlidae |
Genus: | Petrotilapia |
Species: | P. genalutea
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Binomial name | |
Petrotilapia genalutea A. C. Marsh, 1983
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Petrotilapia genalutea is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi where it inhabits areas with rocky substrates from which it grazes algae.[2] This species can reach a length 13.1 centimetres (5.2 in) SL. This species is also found in the aquarium trade.[3]
References
- ↑ Konings, A.; Kazembe, J. (2018). "Petrotilapia genalutea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T60964A148666367. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T60964A148666367.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/60964/148666367. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ↑ Marsh, A.A. (1983). A taxonomic study of the fish genus Petrotilapia (Pisces: Cichlidae) from Lake Malawi. Ichthyological Bulletin of the J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology; No. 48. Grahamstown: J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology, Rhodes University. pp. 16.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Petrotilapia genalutea" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q2701669 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petrotilapia genalutea.
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