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
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
Melanochromis interruptus Johnson, 1975

References

  1. 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.
  2. Konings, A.F. (2016). MalaĆ”i 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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