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Tropheus moorii

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Tropheus moorii, known as the blunthead cichlid, is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika in Africa. More than forty different color morphs of the species are dispersed throughout the lake, ranging from dark green to flame red and yellow, and it mostly feeds on filamentous algae on the rocky shallows it inhabits. It is a maternal mouthbrooder, with eggs fertilized and young carried in the female's mouth while they hatch and develop. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Diet
Herbivore 1
System (Realm)
Freshwater 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 2
Scientific Name
Tropheus moorii 2
Conservation Status
Near Threatened 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Cichlidae, Taxa
Source Tropheus moorii (Wikidata)

In Biome

Lake, Biomes
Source Tropheus moorii (Wikipedia)

In Ecosystem

Source Tropheus moorii (Wikipedia)
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1. Tropheus moorii (Wikipedia)
  • System/realm (stated plainly in the entity own recorded description)
    More than forty different color morphs of the species are dispersed throughout the lake, ranging from dark green to flame red and yellow, and it mostly feeds on filamentous algae on the rocky shallows it inhabits.
  • Lead section
    They mostly feed on filamentous algae on the rocky shallows they inhabit.
  • Speciesbox infobox, conservation status parameter
    status = NT
  • In Biome: Lake, Wikipedia intro: "Tropheus moorii, the blunthead cichlid, is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika in Africa. Over 40 different color morphs of this species are dispers..."
  • In Ecosystem: Lake Tanganyika, Wikipedia intro: "Tropheus moorii, the blunthead cichlid, is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika in Africa. Over 40 different color morphs of this species are dispers..."
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2. Tropheus moorii (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q135331 (P225 taxon name)
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
  • Child Taxon Of: Cichlidae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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