Biology:Neolamprologus leleupi
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Scientific classification 
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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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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]
See also
- List of freshwater aquarium fish species
References
- ↑ Bigirimana, C. (2006). "Neolamprologus leleupi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2006: e.T60612A12383984. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60612A12383984.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/60612/12383984.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Neolamprologus leleupi" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
- ↑ "Order CICHLIFORMES: Family CICHLIDAE: Subfamily PSEUDOCRENILABRINAE (l-o)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 4 December 2018. http://www.etyfish.org/cichlidae4/.
Wikidata ☰ Q742891 entry
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