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Buccochromis lepturus (Regan, 1922)

Slender tail hap
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Malawi country information

Common names: Chidondolo, Chigong'o chammatsine, Chigong'o chammatsine
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Known from Chipoka to Makanjila (southwest and southeast arm) and from Mazinzi Bay to Kadango (southeast arm) (Ref. 55954). Exported as an aquarium fish (Ref. 5595).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/mi.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://isp.msu.edu/AfricanStudies/Plea/mfri.htm
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Snoeks, J. and M. Hanssens, 2004
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Haplochromis lepturus green, Chidondolo, Chigong'o chammatsine, ... more

Classification / Names Κοινά ονόματα | Συνώνυμα | Catalog of Fishes(Γένος, Είδη) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Cichliformes (Cichlids, convict blennies) > Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Pseudocrenilabrinae
Etymology: Buccochromis: Latin, bucca = mouth, the quantity of food that is contained in the mouth + Greek, chromis = a fish similar to perch (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Regan.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Οικολογία

; Γλυκού νερού βενθοπελαγικό.   Tropical; 24°C - 26°C (Ref. 2059)

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