Cheilochromis
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Malawi thicklip | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cichliformes |
Family: | Cichlidae |
Tribe: | Haplochromini |
Genus: | Cheilochromis Eccles & Trewavas, 1989 |
Species: | C. euchilus
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Binomial name | |
Cheilochromis euchilus (Trewavas, 1935)
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Cheilochromis is a genus of freshwater fish in the cichlid family. It contains the sole species Cheilochromis euchilus, the Malawi thicklip, which is endemic to Lake Malawi in East Africa where it prefers near-shore areas with rocky bottoms. This species reaches a length of 35 centimetres (14 in) TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.[2]
The specific epithet euchilus refers to lips being divided into median lobes.[3]
References
- ^ Konings, A.; Kazembe, J. & Makocho, P. (2019) [amended version of 2018 assessment]. "Chilotilapia euchilus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T60884A155042735. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T60884A155042735.en.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Cheilochromis euchilus" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (21 December 2022). "Order CICHLIFORMES: Family CICHLIDAE: Subfamily PSEUDOCRENILABRINAE (a-g)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. 7.1. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
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