Yellow sand cichlid
Yellow sand cichlid | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Family: | Cichlidae |
Subfamily: | Pseudocrenilabrinae |
Tribe: | Ectodini |
Genus: | Xenotilapia |
Species: | X. flavipinnis |
Binomial name | |
Xenotilapia flavipinnis Poll, 1985 | |
The yellow sand cichlid (Xenotilapia flavipinnis) is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika where it is found in schools in areas with sandy substrates. This species can reach a length of 9.2 centimetres (3.6 in) TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.[2]
References
- ↑ Bigirimana, C. 2006. Xenotilapia flavipinnis. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 12 June 2013.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Xenotilapia flavipinnis" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
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