Lepidiolamprologus attenuatus
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A predatory cichlid from Lake Tanganyika that eats fish. It lives over sand, where it digs crater-shaped nests. Near threatened. It reaches 15 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Lepidiolamprologus attenuatus
- Family
- Cichlidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Cichlidae
- Order
- Cichliformes
- Synonyms
- Lamprologus attenuatus, Lamprologus pleurostigma
Origin
- Native region
- África
Water
- Temperature
- 23–27 °C
- pH
- 7.4–8.4
- General hardness (GH)
- 7–30 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 15 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Middle
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Near threatened (NT)
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