''Tropheus polli'' is a species of
cichlid endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found else ...
to
Lake Tanganyika, where it is only known from the central eastern portion of the coast in areas with rocky substrates. This species can reach a total length of . It can also be found in the
aquarium trade. The
specific name honours the
ichthyologist Max Poll
Max Fernand Leon Poll (21 July 1908 in Ruisbroek – 13 March 1991 in Uccle) was a Belgian ichthyologist who specialised in the Cichlidae. In the years 1946 and 1947 he organised an expedition to Lake Tanganyika.
He has described several specie ...
. It is considered by some authorities to be a
synonym of ''
Tropheus annectens''.
See also
*
List of freshwater aquarium fish species
References
Tropheus
Fish described in 1977
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
Taxobox binomials not recognized by IUCN
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