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| status = LC<br />
| status_system = IUCN3.1<br />
| status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 16 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=Bigirimana, C. |date=2006 |title=''Petrochromis trewavasae'' |volume=2006 |page=e.T60651A12391731 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60651A12391731.en |access-date=16 November 2021}}</ref><br />
| taxon = Petrochromis trewavasae<br />
| authority = [[Max Poll|Poll]], 1948<br />
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* ''Perissodus trewavasae'' <small>(Poll, 1948)</small><br />
* ''Petrochromis trewavasae trewavasae'' <small>Poll, 1948</small><br />
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The '''threadfin cichlid''' ('''''Petrochromis trewavasae''''') is a species of [[cichlid]] [[endemism|endemic]] to [[Lake Tanganyika]] found in areas with rocky substrates on which it can graze on algae. This species can reach a length of {{convert|18|cm|in|abbr=on}}. It can be found in the [[aquarium]] trade.<ref>{{FishBase |genus= Petrochromis|species= trewavasae| month = April | year = 2013}}</ref> The [[Specific name (zoology)|specific name]] of this cichlid honours the [[British people|British]] [[ichthyologist]] [[Ethelwynn Trewavas]] (1900-1993).<ref name = ETYFish>{{cite web | url = http://www.etyfish.org/cichlidae5/ | title = Order CICHLIFORMES: Family CICHLIDAE: Subfamily PSEUDOCRENILABRINAE (p-y) | access-date = 20 February 2019 | author1 = Christopher Scharpf | author2 = Kenneth J. Lazara | name-list-style = amp | work = The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database | publisher = Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara | date = 25 September 2018}}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[List of freshwater aquarium fish species]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Petrochromis|Threadfin cichlid]]<br />
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[[Category:Fish described in 1948]]<br />
[[Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot]]<br />
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