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/
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Source Tropheus moorii (Wikidata)
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1. Tropheus moorii (Wikipedia)
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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.
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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..."
View the Source2. 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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