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Tropheus
Identification
Tropheus moorii (Blunt-Headed Cichlid)
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Certain catfish have evolved eggs that resemble cichlid eggs. when a female cichlid (Tropheus moorii shown here) collects her eggs, she may inadvertently take in some catfish eggs. The catfish hatch first and eat the cichlid eggs.
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Classification
- Kingdom Animalia animals
- Phylum Chordata chordates
- Subphylum Vertebrata vertebrates
- Class Actinopterygii ray-finned fishes
- Order Perciformes
- Family Cichlidae Cichlids
- Genus Tropheus
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