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Tropheus brichardi Nelissen & Thys van den Audenaerde, 1975 |
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photo by
Alfredsson, C. |
| Family: | Cichlidae (Cichlids), subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae | |||
| Max. size: | 10 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; freshwater; pH range: 7 - 9; dH range: 10 - 15 | |||
| Distribution: | Africa: Endemic to Lake Tanganyika but does not occur in both ends of the lake. | |||
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| Biology: | Do not form schools. Occurs over solid rock, either anchored and part of the hard core of the coast, interlocking rubble, or even sandstone slabs lining a beach but not loose pebbles rolling about in the surf or silted habitats (Ref. 6770). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 03 March 2025 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||