Xenotilapia tenuidentata Poll 1951 articles

Life Cycle

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Larvae of up to 0.39 cm TL are mouthbrooded by a female parent 5.0 cm SL in size (Ref. 86760).

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Adults are found in aggregation (Ref. 86760). Females brood their young in the mouth (Ref. 86760).

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aquarium: commercial

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Xenotilapia tenuidentata is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika where it is only known from the western shore (Democratic Republic of the Congo). This species can reach a length of 8 centimetres (3.1 in) TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.^[2] Some authorities place this species in the genus Microdontochromis along with Xenotilapia rotundiventralis, with X. tenuidentata as the type species.^[3]

^ Bigirimana, C.; Nzeyimana, L. (2006). "Xenotilapia tenuidentata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T60575A12381120. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60575A12381120.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Xenotilapia tenuidentata" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Microdontochromis tenuidentatus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 26 November 2018.

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Xenotilapia tenuidentata is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika where it is only known from the western shore (Democratic Republic of the Congo). This species can reach a length of 8 centimetres (3.1 in) TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade. Some authorities place this species in the genus Microdontochromis along with Xenotilapia rotundiventralis, with X. tenuidentata as the type species.