Altolamprologus compressiceps

Altolamprologus compressiceps is a species of fish in the family Cichlidae. It is endemic to the shallow rocky areas of Lake Tanganyika. It is not considered threatened by the IUCN.

Altolamprologus compressiceps

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Altolamprologus
Species:
A. compressiceps
Binomial name
Altolamprologus compressiceps
(Boulenger, 1898)
Synonyms[2]
  • Lamprologus compressiceps Boulenger, 1898
  • Haplochromis compressiceps (Boulenger, 1898)
  • Neolamprologus compressiceps (Boulenger, 1898)

It is physically similar to its close relative A. calvus, though it is deeper-bodied and has a shorter snout.

Several local variants exist, and some may prove to be distinct species or subspecies. Examples include:

  • 'Fire Fin'
  • 'Gold'
  • 'Gold Head Kasanga'
  • 'Kigoma'
  • 'Mutondwe'
  • 'Red Fin'
  • 'Yellow Chaitika'
  • 'Zaire Gold'

References
  1. Bigirimana, C. (2006). "Altolamprologus compressiceps". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T60454A12368481. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60454A12368481.en.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). "Altolamprologus compressiceps" in FishBase. October 2018 version.


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