Altolamprologus calvus

Altolamprologus calvus is a cichlid endemic to the southern shoreline of Lake Tanganyika in eastern Africa. The species has an extremely laterally compressed body and a high dorsal fin. Males may grow to 13 cm (5 inches), while females are normally smaller.

Altolamprologus calvus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Altolamprologus
Species:
A. calvus
Binomial name
Altolamprologus calvus
(Poll, 1978)
Synonyms[2]
  • Lamprologus calvus Poll, 1978
  • Neolamprologus calvus (Poll, 1978)

It is physically similar to its close relative A. compressiceps, though it is less deep-bodied and has a longer snout.

A. calvus is commonly kept as an aquarium fish in setups devoted to East African fish. Several local variants exist. Examples include:

  • 'Black Sambia'
  • 'Black Pectoral'
  • 'Black Zaire'
  • 'Black Kapampa'
  • 'Yellow'
  • 'White'

References
  1. Bigirimana, C. (2006). "Altolamprologus calvus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T60455A12368559. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60455A12368559.en.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). "Altolamprologus calvus" in FishBase. October 2018 version.


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