Biology:Petrotilapia chrysos

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Short description: Species of fish

Petrotilapia chrysos
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Petrotilapia
Species:
P. chrysos
Binomial name
Petrotilapia chrysos
Stauffer & van Snik, 1996

Petrotilapia chrysos is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi where it is only known from around the southern islands of Chinyankwazi and Chinyamwezi. It prefers rocky substrates where it can graze on the algae growing on the rocks. This species can reach a length 13.1 centimetres (5.2 in) SL.[2]

References

  1. Konings, A. (2018). "Petrotilapia chrysos". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T60963A47225637. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T60963A47225637.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/60963/47225637. Retrieved 14 November 2021. 
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Petrotilapia chrysos" in FishBase. April 2013 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q610204 entry