Spotfin goby cichlid explained

The spotfin goby cichlid (Tanganicodus irsacae) is an African species of cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika where it is only known from the northern end of the lake. They live amongst pebbles in the surf-zone. This species can reach a length of 7cm (03inches) TL. This species can also be found in the aquarium trade. Although presently considered the only species in the genus, another undescribed species is known from the Lukuga River (Lake Tanganyika's outflow river).^[1]

Parasites

The monogenean Cichlidogyrus evikae, a gill parasite, has been described from the spotfin goby cichlid.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Kullander, S.O. . T.R. Roberts . 2011 . Out of Lake Tanganyika: endemic lake fishes inhabit rapids of the Lukuga River . Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwaters . 22 . 4 . 355–376 .
2. Rahmouni. Chahrazed. Vanhove. Maarten P. M.. Šimková. Andrea. Underexplored diversity of gill monogeneans in cichlids from Lake Tanganyika: eight new species of Cichlidogyrus Paperna, 1960 (Monogenea: Dactylogyridae) from the northern basin of the lake, with remarks on the vagina and the heel of the male copulatory organ. Parasites & Vectors. 10. 1. 591. 2017. 1756-3305. 10.1186/s13071-017-2460-6. 5712084. 29197419 . free .