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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.
The shells of dead Neothauma tanganyicense often form carpets over large areas, and are used by a number of other animals, such as cichlid fish (shell dwellers), [11] and freshwater crabs of the genus Platythelphusa. [12] Juvenile snails live in the sediment in order to avoid predators. [6]
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 ...
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Neolamprologus brichardi is a species of cichlid endemic to the alkaline waters of Lake Tanganyika in East Africa. [2] It is a popular aquarium fish kept in the fishkeeping hobby, [2] [3] where it is known under a variety of common names including Princess cichlid, Princess of Burundi, Lyretail cichlid, Fairy cichlid and Brichard's lamprologus.