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Short description: Species of fish
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Genus: | Trematocranus |
| Species: | T. pachychilus
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| Trematocranus pachychilus Dierickx, Hanssens, Rusuwa, Snoeks, 2018
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Trematocranus pachychilus is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi. It is confined to Jafua Bay area of the Lake Malawi.[2]
Etymology
The species name pachychilus means thick-lip in Greek.[2]
Description
This species can reach a length of 31.5–33.8mm. Head steep, whereas body deep and laterally compressed. Snout pointed and mouth terminal. Lips very thick. Teeth slender, generally straight and slightly curved inwards. Body brownish to slightly greyish in color. Dorsum darker than belly.[2]
References
- ↑ Konings, A. (2018). "Trematocranus pachychilus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T129252382A148849062. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T129252382A148849062.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/129252382/148849062. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Dierickx, Katrien; Hanssens, Mark; Rusuwa, Bosco; Snoeks, Jos (2018). "Trematocranus pachychilus, a new endemic cichlid from Lake Malawi". ZooKeys (743): 153–166. doi:10.3897/zookeys.743.22814. PMID 29670440. PMC 5904553. https://zookeys.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=22814. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
Wikidata ☰ Q51823583 entry
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