Picture below shows two different mature 3" (7 cm) male Lithochromis rufus

Pictures below show an adult male Lithochromis rufus

Picture below shows an adult female

Picture below shows a juvenile female

The Victorian cichlid previously known as Haplochromis sp "red pseudonigricans" is now classified as Lithochromis rufus. This is one of the mbipi (rock-dwelling) cichlids from Lake Victoria around Shadi Rocks and Mwanza Gulf in Tanzania. It feeds on insect larvae and snails and grows to only about 3 1/2" (8.5 cm). They have not bred yet.

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