Littletooth sandeater
| Littletooth sandeater | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Genus: | Lethrinops |
| Species: | L. microstoma
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| Binomial name | |
| Lethrinops microstoma Trewavas, 1931
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The littletooth sandeater (Lethrinops microstoma) is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi where it is known from sandy areas around Cape Maclear and in Senga Bay. This species grows to a length of 14.5 centimetres (5.7 in) TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.[2]
References
- ^ Konings, A.; Kazembe, J. (2019). "Lethrinops microstoma". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T61042A155049928. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T61042A155049928.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Lethrinops microstoma". FishBase. February 2013 version.