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Altolamprologus compressiceps
is a species of fish in the family
Cichlidae
, endemic to the shallow rocky areas of
Lake Tanganyika
. The lake holds at least 250 species of cichlid fish, including species yet to be described. Almost all (98 percent) of Tanganyika cichlid species are
endemic
to the lake, and it is thus an important biological resource for the study of
speciation
in evolution.
A. compressiceps
is categorized as a
least-concern species
by the
International Union for Conservation of Nature
. This fish was photographed at the
Karlsruhe Zoo
in Germany.
Photograph credit:
H. Zell
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