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Tropheus moorii

Fish

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
Relationship to People
Kept as Pets 2
Relationship to People
Hunted or Fished 2
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Scientific Name
Tropheus moorii 3
Conservation Status
Near Threatened 1
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 4
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Cichlidae, Taxa
Source Tropheus moorii (Wikidata)

In Biome

Lake, Biomes
Source Tropheus moorii (Wikipedia)

In Ecosystem

Lake Tanganyika, Ecosystems
Source Tropheus moorii (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Philippines

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Sources
1. Tropheus moorii (Wikipedia)
  • Introduction
    Over 40 different color morphs of this species are dispersed throughout the lake, ranging from dark green to flame red and yellow. They mostly feed on filamentous algae on the rocky shallows they inhabit.
  • Lead section
    They mostly feed on filamentous algae on the rocky shallows they inhabit.
  • Infobox: 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. FishBase: Tropheus moorii (FishBase)
FishBaseHuman uses
Quote, Human uses
Fisheries: commercial; aquarium: commercial
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3. 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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4. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Perciformes
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 96
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 96
"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/D/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Chordata","class":"Actinopteri","order":"Perciformes","family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"鲈形目","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
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UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Cichlidae
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 376
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 376
"active":true,"cites_listing":"NC"
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