Tropheops lucerna

Tropheops lucerna is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi where it is found at depths of 2 to 4 metres (6.6 to 13.1 ft) in beds of Vallisneria in bays. This species can reach a length of 13.5 centimetres (5.3 in) TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.^[2] It feeds by brushing loose strands of algae off of rocks, sand and the leaves of macrophytes.^[3]

Tropheops lucerna
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cichliformes
Family:	Cichlidae
Genus:	Tropheops
Species:	T. lucerna
Binomial name
Tropheops lucerna Trewavas, 1935
Synonyms
Pseudotropheus lucerna Trewavas, 1935