Neolamprologus sexfasciatus
| Neolamprologus sexfasciatus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Genus: | Neolamprologus |
| Species: | N. sexfasciatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Neolamprologus sexfasciatus | |
| Synonyms | |
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Lamprologus sexfasciatus Trewavas & Poll, 1952 | |
Neolamprologus sexfasciatus is a species of cichlid fish that is endemic to the southern half of Lake Tanganyika in East Africa. It can reach a length of 15 centimetres (5.9 in) TL. This species can also be found in the aquarium trade.[2] It mainly eats snails, and its pharyngeal bones and teeth are adapted to this hard-shelled prey.[1]
An aggressive mimic of this species is Plecodus straeleni, a scale-eating cichlid that is able to approach its victims by resembling a harmless species.[3]
References
- ^ a b Haambiya, L. (2025). "Neolamprologus sexfasciatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2025 e.T60597A47202259. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-2.RLTS.T60597A47202259.en. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Neolamprologus sexfasciatus". FishBase. February 2013 version.
- ^ Boileau; Cortesi; Egger; Muschick; Indermaur; Theis; Büscher; and Salzburger (2015). "A complex mode of aggressive mimicry in a scale-eating cichlid fish". Biol Lett. 11 (9) 20150521. doi:10.1098/rsbl.2015.0521. PMC 4614428. PMID 26399975.