Ctenochromis benthicola
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Ctenochromis benthicola is a species of fish
in the Cichlidae family.
It is found throughout Lake Tanganyika in the Burundian
, the Democratic Republic of the Congo
, Tanzanian, and Zambian
shoreline. Its preferred habitat are the hidden recesses of caves in shallow water.
Fish
Fish are a paraphyletic group of organisms that consist of all gill-bearing aquatic vertebrate animals that lack limbs with digits. Included in this definition are the living hagfish, lampreys, and cartilaginous and bony fish, as well as various extinct related groups...
in the Cichlidae family.
It is found throughout Lake Tanganyika in the Burundian
Burundian
Burundian may refer to:* Something of, from, or related to the country of Burundi* A person from Burundi, or of Burundian descent. For information about the Burundian people, see Demographics of Burundi and Culture of Burundi...
, the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is a state located in Central Africa. It is the second largest country in Africa by area and the eleventh largest in the world...
, Tanzanian, and Zambian
Zambia
Zambia , officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. The neighbouring countries are the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the north, Tanzania to the north-east, Malawi to the east, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana and Namibia to the south, and Angola to the west....
shoreline. Its preferred habitat are the hidden recesses of caves in shallow water.