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Lepidiolamprologus attenuatus
Conservation status
	; Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Cichlidae
Subfamily:	Pseudocrenilabrinae
Tribe:	Lamprologini
Genus:	Lepidiolamprologus
Species:	L. attenuatus
Binomial name
	Lepidiolamprologus attenuatus; (Steindachner, 1909)

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Lepidiolamprologus attenuatus is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika preferring areas with sandy substrates in which it digs crater-shaped nests. This species is carnivorous preying on fishes. This species can reach a length of 15 centimetres (5.9 in) TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.^[2]

References

^ Bigirimana, C. 2006. Lepidiolamprologus attenuatus. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 22 April 2013.
^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Lepidiolamprologus attenuatus" in FishBase. February 2013 version.

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[1] Bigirimana, C. 2006. Lepidiolamprologus attenuatus. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 22 April 2013.

[2] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Lepidiolamprologus attenuatus" in FishBase. February 2013 version.

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 | name = ''Lepidiolamprologus attenuatus''
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-| status = NT | status_system = IUCN3.1
+| status = NT
+| status_system = IUCN3.1
+| status_ref = <ref>Bigirimana, C. 2006. ''[http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/60559/0 Lepidiolamprologus attenuatus]''. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <[http://www.iucnredlist.org www.iucnredlist.org]>. Downloaded on 22 April 2013.</ref>
 | regnum = [[Animalia]]
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 | species = '''''L. attenuatus'''''
 | binomial = ''Lepidiolamprologus attenuatus''
-| binomial_authority = (Steindacher, 1909){{Verify source|date=August 2008}}<!-- parentheses? -->
+| binomial_authority = ([[Franz Steindachner|Steindachner]], 1909)
 | synonyms = }}
-'''''Lepidiolamprologus attenuatus''''' is a species of [[fish]] in the [[Cichlidae]] family. It is found in [[Burundi]], the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]], [[Tanzania]], and [[Zambia]]. Its natural [[habitat]] is intermittent freshwater [[lake]]s.
+'''''Lepidiolamprologus attenuatus''''' is a species of [[cichlid]] [[endemism|endemic]] to [[Lake Tanganyika]] preferring areas with sandy substrates in which it digs crater-shaped nests.  This species is [[carnivorous]] preying on fishes.  This species can reach a length of {{convert|15|cm|in}} [[fish measurement|TL]].  It can also be found in the [[aquarium]] trade.<ref>{{FishBase species |genus= Lepidiolamprologus|species= attenuatus| month = February | year = 2013}}</ref>
-==Source==<!-- Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 45 (2007) 629–642 -->
-* Bigirimana, C. 2005.  [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/60559/all Lepidiolamprologus attenuatus].   [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ]  Downloaded on 4 August 2007.
+==References==
+{{reflist}}
 [[Category:Lepidiolamprologus]]
 [[Category:Fish of Africa]]
-[[Category:Near threatened animals]]
 {{Lamprologini-stub}}