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Pseudotropheus elegans

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Pseudotropheus elegans
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Pseudotropheus
Species:
P. elegans
Binomial name
Pseudotropheus elegans
Trewavas, 1935
Synonyms

Maylandia elegans Trewavas, 1935

Pseudotropheus elegans is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi. This species can reach a length of 13.2 centimetres (5.2 in) SL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Konings, A.; Kazembe, J. (2019). "Pseudotropheus elegans". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T61138A148835518. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T61138A148835518.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ^ Stauffer, J.R.Jr., Konings, A.F. & Ryan, T.M. (2016): Redescription of Pseudotropheus livingstonii and Pseudotropheus elegans from Lake Malaŵi, Africa. Zootaxa, 4154 (2): 169-178.