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Labeotropheus trewavasae Fryer, 1956

Scrapermouth mbuna
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Malawi country information

Common names: Utaka
Occurrence: endemic
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Known from Lake Malawi (Ref. 55967).
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

Classification / Names Nomi Comuni | Sinonimi | Catalog of Fishes(Genere, Specie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Cichliformes (Cichlids, convict blennies) > Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Pseudocrenilabrinae
Etymology: Labeotropheus: Latin, labeo = one who has large lips + Greek, tropaion = defeat, a memorial of a fighting war, trophy; because of their specialized teeth were such an obvious feeding adaptation (Ref. 45335).

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

; acqua dolce benthopelagico; pH range: 8.0 - 8.0; dH range: 5 - 12; distribuzione batimetrica ? - 15 m (Ref. 89965).   Tropical; 21°C - 24°C (Ref. 1672); 10°S - 15°S

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