- Nanochromis transvestitus
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Nanochromis Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes Family: Cichlidae Subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae Tribe: Chromidotilapiini Genus: Nanochromis Nanochromis transvestitus
Nanochromis transvestitus is a sexually dimorphic cichlid from riverine west Africa.[1] Unusually for cichlids, it is the female not the male that is the most colourful. The female has a vertical black and white banding on her anal and caudual fins, with a bright red abdomen. The male, by contrast, is grayish in colour. Like many cichlids, the male does, however, have longer anal and caudal fins. The fish are egg layers and make a nest in the substrate in which to lay their eggs.
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