/perciformes/cichlidae/astatotilapia/burtoni/1.jpg "Astatotilapia burtoni")
Male of Astatotilapia burtoni, aquarium strain
 All Fishes Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Astatotilapia burtoni (Günther, 1894) |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Ujiji, Lake Tanganyika. |
| Synonym(s) | Chromis burtoni, Haplochromis burtoni, Tilapia burtoni, Tilapia nadinae |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 150mm or 5.9" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Africa: Lake Tanganyika and associated rivers. Also Lake Kivu. African Waters, Western Rift Valley Lakes, Tanganyika, Ruzizi, Kivu (click on these areas to find other species found there) 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 | Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2006. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1893 (pt 4) (art. 2) (for 7 Nov. 1893), pp 631, Pl. 58 (fig. C). |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is but a single record of this fish being seen, view it. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:3.42.445.2609 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:40 (species record created: 2010 Dec 10 03:16) |