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Xenotilapia nasus De Vos, Risch & Thys van den Audenaerde, 1995 |
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photo by
de Vos, L. |
| Family: | Cichlidae (Cichlids), subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae | |||
| Max. size: | 9.3 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; freshwater; depth range 30 - 68 m | |||
| Distribution: | Africa: endemic to Lake Tanganyika, found in the northern part of the lake, in Burundi and in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ref. 27630, 46829). | |||
| Diagnosis: | ||||
| Biology: | Occurs on mixed sand and rock bottoms; depth range 30-68 m (Ref. 27630). Stomach contents inventories suggest that it feeds on detritus as well as on plankton (Ref. 46829). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 31 January 2006 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||