Lepidiolamprologus attenuatus

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)

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 Archived 2014-06-27 at the Wayback Machine. 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 Archived 2014-06-27 at the Wayback Machine. Downloaded on 22 April 2013.

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

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