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Cichlidae
Tropheops gracilior
Tropheops gracilior
Fish Reaching Eleven Point Two Centimeters in African Waters
- Tropical
- Local endemic species
- Restricted distribution
- Freshwater fish
- Africa
- Small
- Tropical fish
Tropical
Restricted distribution
Freshwater fish
SmallTropheops gracilior is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi where it lives in caves.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Order
- Cichlids and Allies
- Family
- Cichlidae
- Genus
- Tropheops
- Maximum length
- 11.2 cm
- Water
- Freshwater
- Distribution
- Africa: Endemic to southern Lake Malawi. Also occurs in Vua and Deep Bay.
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Order
Family
Conservation status
