Pseudotropheus flavus

Pseudotropheus flavus
Conservation status
	; Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cichliformes
Family:	Cichlidae
Genus:	Pseudotropheus
Species:	P. flavus
Binomial name
	Pseudotropheus flavus; Stauffer, 1988
Synonyms
	Chindongo flavus (Stauffer, 1988)

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Pseudotropheus flavus is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi where it is only known from Chinyankwazi Island. It prefers areas with rocky substrates where it remains about 1 metre (3.3 ft) above the bottom feeding on plankton. This species can reach a length of 7.6 centimetres (3.0 in) SL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.^[2]

References

^ Konings, A. (2018). "Chindongo flavus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T61165A47238233. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T61165A47238233.en.
^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pseudotropheus flavus". FishBase. April 2013 version.

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[1] Konings, A. (2018). "Chindongo flavus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T61165A47238233. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T61165A47238233.en.

[2] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pseudotropheus flavus". FishBase. April 2013 version.

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