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Labeotropheus chirangali Pauers & Phiri, 2023

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Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: endemic
Salinity: freshwater
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Aquaculture: never/rarely | Ref:
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Type locality of the holotype of Labeotropheus chirangali: 'Malawi, Lake Malawi, Mphanga Rocks, -10.4328123, 34.2783040' (Ref. 128773).Endemic to Lake Malawi, from the Mphanga Rocks off the tip of the Luromo Peninsula (Ref. 128773).
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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: Pauers, M.J. and T.B. Phiri, 2023
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Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | Catalog of Fishes(Släkte, Arter) | 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);  chirangali: Chirangali is the Chichewa word for beacon, referring to the navigational beacon present on Mphanga Rocks (Ref. 128773).

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

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