Cyprichromis zonatus "Lusekese" is the Lusekese population of Cyprichromis zonatus, a geographic colour form from the Tanzania coast of Lake Tanganyika in the central part of the lake. It is the same species as Cyprichromis zonatus, distinguished by its collection locality and local coloration; aquarists keep and breed it as a discrete, provenance-labelled line.

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About the species

Cyprichromis zonatus is a small, slender 'sardine cichlid' endemic to the southeastern shores of Lake Tanganyika, where it drifts in open water above rocky reefs feeding on zooplankton. It is the only member of its genus marked with bold dark vertical bars on the upper body, a feature that earned it the German trade name Tanganjikasee-Zebra. Like its relatives it is a maternal mouthbrooder that defends a three-dimensional territory in the water column rather than a patch of rock, a behavior more reminiscent of a marine reef fish than a typical African cichlid.

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