Xenotilapia tenuidentata

Xenotilapia tenuidentata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cichlidae
Subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae
Tribe: Ectodini
Genus: Xenotilapia
Species: X. tenuidentata
Binomial name
Xenotilapia tenuidentata
Poll, 1951
Synonyms
  • Microdontochromis tenuidentatus (Poll, 1951)

Xenotilapia tenuidentata is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika where it is only known from the western shore (Democratic Republic of the Congo). This species can reach a length of 8 centimetres (3.1 in) TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.[2]

References

  1. Bigirimana, C. & Nzeyimana, L. 2006. Xenotilapia tenuidentata Archived June 27, 2014, at the Wayback Machine.. 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 12 June 2013.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Xenotilapia tenuidentata" in FishBase. April 2013 version.


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