Fish Species

Livingston's Cichlid

Livingston's Cichlid - Description

The Livingston's Cichlid is a mouthbrooder with the female incubating up to 100 eggs until the fry hatch when she will release them. It is known to catch its prey by 'playing dead' waiting for smaller fish to approach it before attacking them and swallowing them whole!

Popular Name: Livingston's Cichlid
Species: Nimbochromis livingstonii

Profile of the Livingston's Cichlid

 This Profile contains interesting facts and information about the Livingston's Cichlid species.

  • Size: Up to 25cm

  • Fish Tank conditions: PH 8.0 Temp 27 Degrees

  • Diet / Feeding: Frozen, Dried or Flaked Food

  • Temperament: Semi Aggressive fish

  • Habitat: Depths of up to 110m in freshwater rivers and lakes

  • Behaviour: Solitary and Territorial

  • Range: Africa - Tanzania, Malawi and Mozambique

Scientific Classification of the Livingston's Cichlid

 Definition: Scientific classification, or biological classification, is how biologists group and categorize species of organisms with shared physical characteristics. Scientific classification belongs to the science of taxonomy.

  • Species: Nimbochromis livingstonii

  • Popular Name: Livingston's Cichlid

  • Kingdom: Animalia

  • Phylum: Chordata

  • Class: Actinopterygii

  • Order: Perciformes

  • Family:Cichlidae

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Facts about Fish Species - Livingston's Cichlid

The colours, shapes and sizes of individual fishes varies enormously - you really need excellent quality pictures or photographs to assist in the identification process.

A combination of the number of fins and their characteristics, color, scale counts, general features, maximum length and distribution are used during a species identification process.

 

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