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Rhamphochromis esox (Boulenger, 1908)

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Malawi country information

Common names: Mcheni, Nthamfya, Nthmafya
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Also Ref. 5595, 5689.
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: Turner, G.F., R.L. Robinson, P.W. Shaw and G.R. Carvalho, 2004
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Klassifizierung / Names Namen | Synonyme | Catalog of Fishes(Gattung, Arten) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Cichliformes (Cichlids, convict blennies) > Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Pseudocrenilabrinae
Etymology: Rhamphochromis: Greek, rhamphos = bill, peak + Greek, chromis = a fish, perhaps a perch (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Boulenger.

Issue
Quote Turner et al. (Ref. 55949): "We consider that both R. leptosoma and R. melanotus are probably junior synonyms of R. esox. If this is accepted, R. esox can be considered the most distinctive and readily identified species of the genus."

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

; süßwasser demersal; pH range: 7.4 - 8.5; dH range: 5 - 30; tiefenbereich 2 - 65 m (Ref. 55949).   Tropical; 23°C - 27°C (Ref. 13614); 9°S - 15°S

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