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Blue-eyed Tropheus (Tropheus brichardi)
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Blue-eyed Tropheus (Tropheus brichardi) specimen
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Cichlidae

Blue-eyed Tropheus

Tropheus brichardi

Fish Reaching Ten Centimeters in Lake Tanganyika

  • Blue
  • Tropical
  • Local endemic species
  • Single-lake endemic
  • Freshwater fish
  • Africa
  • Small
  • Tropical fish

Blue-eyed Tropheus is known around Africa as a freshwater fish; It occurs in freshwater habitats, and the largest recorded length is 10 cm.

Family
Cichlidae
Maximum length
10 cm
Water
Freshwater
Distribution
Africa: Endemic to Lake Tanganyika but does not occur in both ends of the lake.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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