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The Malawi shell dweller, Pseudotropheus lanisticola, was first identified in 1964 along with many other mbuna in that lake, but the Tanganyikan shell dwellers were found primarily in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Altolamprologus compressiceps was identified in 1958 but the shell-dwelling varieties were found much later.
Lamprologus ocellatus is a species of shell dwelling cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika. It is a popular aquarium fish due to its small size, appearance, and intelligence. Juveniles measure about 6 millimetres (0.24 in) at hatching, while adults grow up to 5.8 centimetres (2.3 in) TL. They range in color from a light brownish color to a gold ...
Neolamprologus multifasciatus or “Multies” are one of the small shell-dwelling cichlids endemic to Lake Tanganyika in east Africa. [3] The male reaches 5 cm (2 in) in length, and the female only 2.5 cm (1 in) in the aquarium.
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.
Lake Tanganyika eastern Shore in Kagongo Ward, Kigoma Region, Tanzania. Lake Tanganyika (/ ˌ t æ ŋ ɡ ə n ˈ j iː k ə,-ɡ æ n-/ TANG-gən-YEE-kə, -gan-; [4] Kirundi: Ikiyaga ca Tanganyika) is an African Great Lake. [5] It is the world's second-largest freshwater lake by volume and the second deepest, in both cases after Lake Baikal ...
They are native to Lake Tanganyika (where several species are shell dwellers) and the Congo River Basin in Africa. [1] The type species for this genus is Lamprologus congoensis, a species from the Congo River. The genus is under some revision and may eventually be restricted to these riverine types.
The type locality is the East shore of Lake Tanganyika, at Ujiji. [6] More archaic Neothauma species. ... (shell dwellers), [11] and freshwater crabs of the genus ...
Lamprologus signatus is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika where it prefers deep waters over muddy substrates. This species is a shell dweller. This species can reach a length of 5.5 centimetres (2.2 in) TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade. [2]