Tanganyikan butterfly cichlid
Xenotilapia papilio
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A cichlid from the western shore of Lake Tanganyika (DR Congo), from sand-covered rocky areas at 3 to 40 metres. A mouthbrooder.
- Scientific name
- Xenotilapia papilio
- Family
- Cichlidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Cichlidae
- Order
- Cichliformes
Origin
- Native region
- África
Water
- Temperature
- 24–28 °C
- pH
- 7.5–9
- General hardness (GH)
- 10–25 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 7.8 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Bottom
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Mouthbrooder
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Not evaluated (NE)
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