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Morphology

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Dorsal spines (total): 16 - 19; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7 - 10; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 6 - 8
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Biology

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Scrapes algae from the rock over which it lives. Found foraging in the water column presumably on both phytoplankton and zooplankton.
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Petrotilapia chrysos

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Petrotilapia chrysos is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi where it is only known from around the southern islands of Chinyankwazi and Chinyamwezi. It prefers rocky substrates where it can graze on the algae growing on the rocks. This species can reach a length 13.1 centimetres (5.2 in) SL.[2]

References

  1. ^ Konings, A. (2018). "Petrotilapia chrysos". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T60963A47225637. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T60963A47225637.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Petrotilapia chrysos" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
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Petrotilapia chrysos: Brief Summary

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Petrotilapia chrysos is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi where it is only known from around the southern islands of Chinyankwazi and Chinyamwezi. It prefers rocky substrates where it can graze on the algae growing on the rocks. This species can reach a length 13.1 centimetres (5.2 in) SL.

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