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| Scientific Name | Tropheus polli Axelrod, 1977 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | South of Bulu Island, 6°01'S, 29°45'E, Kigoma District, Tanganyika Province, Tanzania, Lake Tanganyika. |
| Pronunciation | poll eye |
| Etymology | polli to honour Max Poll, a Belgian ichthyologist who worked extensively with fish from Lake Tanganyika and the Congo drainage. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 165mm or 6.5" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Africa: Endemic to Lake Tanganyika. Occurs in the central east coast of the lake (around Bulu Point). African Waters, Western Rift Valley Lakes, Tanganyika (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Not Evaluated |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | The J.L.B Smith Institute of Ichthyology Special Publication No. 17, pp 1, Fig. 1; Pls. 1-4 |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:3.42.505.3684 | |
| Last Update | 2013 Oct 22 16:46 (species record created: 2011 May 01 13:09) |