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Trophic Strategy

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Usually solitary, are rock-dwellers and do not roam the wide open sandy bottoms. Carnivorous, preys on fish (Ref. 6770).
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Biology

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Rock-dweller (Ref. 6770, 7343, 46829). Usually solitary (Ref. 6770, 46829), covers large distances while cruising through habitat searching for prey (Ref. 46829). Does not roam the wide open sandy bottoms; carnivorous, preys on fish (Ref. 6770). Piscivore; found in shallow water as well as deeper than 40 metres (Ref. 46829).
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Importance

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fisheries: ; aquarium: commercial
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Diagnostic Description

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MRAC 77-36-P-1 ( paratype , male, 129.9 mm SL), N. W. of Mutondwe Isl., Zambia , 40 m depth, 16 Nov. 1972 ; SAIAB 46848 (1 alc); SAIAB 46874 (2 alc); Zm 04088-1~2, 04111-1~2, 04188, 04306, 04621-1~2, 04636.

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Robert Schelly, 2007, The first case of aggressive mimicry among lamprologines in a new species of Lepidiolamprologus (Perciformes: Cichlidae) from Lake Tanganyika., Zootaxa, pp. 39-49, vol. 1638
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Lepidiolamprologus kendalli

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Lepidiolamprologus kendalli is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika preferring rocky areas. This carnivorous species preys upon fish. This species can reach a length of 18 centimetres (7.1 in) TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.[2]

Etymology

The specific name honours the American fish ecologist Robert L. Kendall, who collected the type.[3]

References

  1. ^ Bigirimana, C. (2006). "Lepidiolamprologus kendalli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T60555A12379055. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60555A12379055.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Lepidiolamprologus kendalli" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
  3. ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (4 December 2018). "Order CICHLIFORMES: Family CICHLIDAE: Subfamily PSEUDOCRENILABRINAE (l-o)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
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Lepidiolamprologus kendalli: Brief Summary

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Lepidiolamprologus kendalli is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika preferring rocky areas. This carnivorous species preys upon fish. This species can reach a length of 18 centimetres (7.1 in) TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.

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