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Pseudotropheus interruptus (Johnson, 1975)

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Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: endemic
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Type locality of the holotype of Melanochromis interruptus: 'off Likoma Island, Lake Malawi, Malawi' (Ref. 90068). Type locality of the holotype of Melanochromis elastodema: 'Chisumulu Island (Liwello Bay), Lake Malawi, Malawi' (Ref. 26078). Known from Lake Malawi (Ref. 26078, 90068); it was endemic to Likoma Island (Ref. 90068) and the southwestern region of Chisumulu Island (Ref. 26078), but has been introduced at Madimba Bay, at Nkhata Bay and at Thumbi West Island (Ref. 26078).
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: Bowers, N. and J.R. Stauffer Jr., 1997
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: Pseudotropheus: Greek, pseudes = false + 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 Ökologie

; süßwasser benthopelagisch; tiefenbereich 5 - 12 m (Ref. 26078).   Tropical; 11°S - 13°S

Verbreitung Länder | FAO Gebiete | Ecosystems | Vorkommen |
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