Male in the aquarium
A male of Platytaeniodus sp. 'red tail sheller' in the aquarium of Greg Steeves, Texas [USA]. Photo by Greg Steeves. (24-Jun-2006). determiner Greg Steeves

Family
Cichlidae

Sub-family
Pseudocrenilabrinae

Genus
Platytaeniodus


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06-Aug-2008

Platytaeniodus sp. 'red tail sheller'


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Conservation: Platytaeniodus sp. 'red tail sheller' is not evaluated by the international union for the conservation of nature in the iucn red list of threatened species. There has been no official red listing but due to localized habitat, a guarded status should be considered. No current records exist as to present population densities.