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Nimbochromis livingstonii (Günther, 1894)

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Malawi country information

Common names: Kaligono, Mbuna, Utaka
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Known from Kande, Senga Bay, Nkhotakota, the southwest and the southeast arm of Lake Malawi, and the Shire River (Ref. 55922). 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 J. Manuel, 2004
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Torkkusuuhautoja, Schläfer, Gebacz plamisty, ... more

Classification / Names Nombres comunes | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes(Género, Especie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Cichliformes (Cichlids, convict blennies) > Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Pseudocrenilabrinae
Etymology: Nimbochromis: Latin, nimbus = stormy, rainy + Greek, chromis, a fish, perhaps a perch; it has dark clouded melanic blotches on the body (Ref. 45335);  livingstonii: Named after Dr. David Livingstone, famous explorer of the African continent. During one of his expeditions, the first fishes from Lake Malawi/Nyasa were collected for scientific studies (Ref. 55922).
  More on author: Günther.

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


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