Tropheops gracilior

Tropheops gracilior is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi where it lives in caves.

Tropheops gracilior

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Tropheops
Species:
T. gracilior
Binomial name
Tropheops gracilior
(Trewavas, 1935)
Synonyms
  • Pseudotropheus tropheops gracilior Trewavas, 1935
  • Pseudotropheus gracilior Trewavas, 1935

This species can reach a length of 11.2 centimetres (4.4 in) TL.[2]

References
  1. Konings, A. (2018). "Tropheops gracilior". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T61156A47237704. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T61156A47237704.en.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Tropheops gracilior" in FishBase. April 2013 version.


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