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Blunthead cichlid (Tropheus moorii)
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Blunthead cichlid (Tropheus moorii) specimen
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Cichlidae

Blunthead cichlid

Tropheus moorii

Fish Reaching Fourteen Point Five Centimeters in African Waters

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

Blunthead cichlid is a freshwater fish from Africa. It inhabits freshwater habitats. Records give a maximum length of 14.5 cm.

Family
Cichlidae
Maximum length
14.5 cm
Water
Freshwater
Distribution
Africa: Endemic to Lake Tanganyika.
Conservation status
NTNear Threatened

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