Subfamily Pseudocrenilabrinae Higher classification Neolamprologus Order Perciformes | Phylum Chordata Rank Species | |
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Scientific name Neolamprologus tetracanthus Similar Neolamprologus, Cichlid, Neolamprologus sexfasciatus, Neolamprologus buescheri, Neolamprologus tretocephalus | ||
The fourspine cichlid (Neolamprologus tetracanthus) is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika where it lives in areas with sandy substrates. In addition to feeding on other fishes and insect larvae, this species is specialized to suck molluscs from their shells. This species can reach a length of 20 centimetres (7.9 in) TL. This species can also be found in the aquarium trade.
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