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Altolamprologus compressiceps is a species of fish in the family Cichlidae. It is endemic to the shallow rocky areas of Lake Tanganyika. It is not considered threatened by the IUCN.[1]

Altolamprologus compressiceps
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cichliformes
Family:	Cichlidae
Genus:	Altolamprologus
Species:	A. compressiceps
Binomial name
Altolamprologus compressiceps (Boulenger, 1898)
Synonyms[2]
Lamprologus compressiceps Boulenger, 1898 Haplochromis compressiceps (Boulenger, 1898) Neolamprologus compressiceps (Boulenger, 1898)

Description

It is physically similar to its close relative A. calvus, though it is deeper-bodied and has a shorter snout.

Several local variants exist, and some may prove to be distinct species or subspecies. Some examples include:

• 'Fire Fin'
• 'Gold'
• 'Gold Head Kasanga'
• 'Kigoma'
• 'Mutondwe'
• 'Red Fin'
• 'Yellow Chaitika'
• 'Zaire Gold'

Evolutionary biology

Lake Tanganyika holds at least 250 species of cichlid fish[3] and there are still undescribed species in the lake.[4] Almost all (98%) of the Tanganyika cichlids are endemic to the lake and it is thus an important biological resource for the study of speciation in evolution.[5][6]

References

External links

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[es] Altolamprologus compressiceps

Altolamprologus compressiceps es una especie de peces de la familia Cichlidae en el orden de los Perciformes.

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