Tropheus moorii

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Tropheus Moorii
Conservation status
Least Concern
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes Family: Cichlidae Genus: Tropheus Species: T. moorii
Binomial name
Tropheus moorii (Boulenger, 1898)

The blunthead cichlid, Tropheus Moorii, is a species of African Cichlids found in Lake Tanganyika. There are over 40 different morphs of this species disbursed throughout the lake. The fish comes in many colors and patterns ranging from dark green to flame red and yellow. They are found in many rock formations in shallow water eating algae which comprises most of their diet. Tropheus are mouthbrooders they fertilize, carry eggs and babysit young fry in the mouth of the female. They are usually found in groups with males being extremely territorial and breeding with many females in the group.

[edit] See also

• List of freshwater aquarium fish species

[edit] References

• "Tropheus moorii". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. December 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.