Pseudotropheus elegans

Pseudotropheus elegans
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Order:Cichliformes
Family:Cichlidae
Genus:Pseudotropheus
Species: P. elegans
Binomial name
Pseudotropheus elegans
Trewavas, 1935
Synonyms

Maylandia elegans Trewavas, 1935

Pseudotropheus elegans is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi. This species can reach a length of 13.2 centimetres (5.2 in) SL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.[2]

References

  1. Kasembe, J. 2006. Pseudotropheus elegans. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org Archived June 27, 2014, at the Wayback Machine.>. Downloaded on 24 April 2013.
  2. Stauffer, J.R.Jr., Konings, A.F. & Ryan, T.M. (2016): Redescription of Pseudotropheus livingstonii and Pseudotropheus elegans from Lake Malaŵi, Africa. Zootaxa, 4154 (2): 169-178.


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