Pseudotropheus interruptus
Pseudotropheus interruptus is a species of cichlid in the Cichlidae endemic to Lake Malawi where it is only known from Likoma Island. This species can reach a length of 9.8 centimetres (3.9 in) TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.[2]
Pseudotropheus interruptus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cichliformes |
Family: | Cichlidae |
Genus: | Pseudotropheus |
Species: | P. interruptus |
Binomial name | |
Pseudotropheus interruptus (D. S. Johnson, 1975) | |
Synonyms | |
Melanochromis elastodema Bowers & Stauffer, 1997 |
References
- Konings, A. 2018. Pseudotropheus interruptus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T61117A47235125. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T61117A47235125.en. Downloaded on 27 December 2018.
- Konings, A.F. (2016). MalaƔi Cichlids in their natural habitat (5 ed.). Cichlid Press. p. 447. ISBN 978-1-932892-23-9.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
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