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Neolamprologus similis

Neolamprologus similis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Neolamprologus
Species:
N. similis
Binomial name
Neolamprologus similis
Büscher, 1992
Synonyms

Lamprologus similis (Büscher, 1992)

Neolamprologus similis is a shell-dwelling cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika in Africa, where it is only known along the shores of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Tanzania. N. similis is copper-coloured with vertical white stripes running from the head to the base of the tail. It can reach up to 5 centimetres (2.0 in) in total length, and it is a popular freshwater aquarium fish.[1]

  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Neolamprologus similis". FishBase. December 2020 version.

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