Gnathochromis pfefferi
| Gnathochromis pfefferi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Genus: | Gnathochromis |
| Species: | G. pfefferi |
| Binomial name | |
| Gnathochromis pfefferi (Boulenger, 1898) | |
Gnathochromis pfefferi is an African species of fish in the family Cichlidae. It is endemic to Lake Tanganyika and its slow-flowing tributaries in the countries of Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania and Zambia.[1] It is common and widespread.[1] This cichlid is found in relatively shallow waters, typically over soft bottoms in places with aquatic grasses.[1]
It reaches up to 14 cm (5.5 in) in length,[2] and females are a little smaller than males.[3] It eats invertebrates (especially shrimp[4]) and plant material.[1] Like many other Tanganyika cichlids, it is a mouthbrooder[2][4] and sometimes kept in aquariums.[3]
Although currently included in the genus Gnathochromis, it is distantly related to the type species G. permaxillaris (tribe Limnochromini), instead being closer to Tropheini.[5]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Ntakimazi, G. 2005. Gnathochromis pfefferi. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 4 August 2007.
- 1 2 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2017). "Gnathochromis pfefferi" in FishBase. April 2017 version.
- 1 2 Tanganyika: Gnathochromis pfefferi. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
- 1 2 Ochi, H. (1993). Maintenance of Separate Territories for Mating and Feeding by Males of a Maternal Mouthbrooding Cichlid, Gnathochromis pfefferi, in Lake Tanganyika. Japan. J. Ichthyol. 40(2): 173-182.
- ↑ Duftner; Koblmüller; and Sturmbauer (2005.) Evolutionary Relationships of the Limnochromini, a Tribe of Benthic Deepwater Cichlid Fish Endemic to Lake Tanganyika, East Africa. J Mol Evol 60: 277–289. doi: 10.1007/s00239-004-0017-8.