Lestradea stappersii (Poll, 1943)

Family:  Cichlidae (Cichlids), subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae
Max. size:  11.7 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  Africa: Endemic to the southern part of Lake Tanganyika (south of Toa Islands).
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Encountered at greater depths than Lestradea perspicax. Feeds on microorganisms and other very small food particles from the ooze that accumulates in small pockets on the sand floor
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 31 January 2006 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless
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