Biology:Eclectochromis ornatus
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Short description: Species of fish
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Genus: | Eclectochromis |
| Species: | E. ornatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Eclectochromis ornatus (Regan, 1922)
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Eclectochromis ornatus is a species of haplochromine cichlid which is endemic to Malawi.[4] where it occurs in Lake Malawi and Lake Malombe.[1] It is a predator of invertebrates and of smaller fishes which lives in shallow areas of the lake which have a soft or mixed substrate.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Kazembe, J.; Makocho, P. (2006). "Eclectochromis ornatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2006: e.T60913A12422631. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60913A12422631.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/60913/12422631. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ↑ Regan, C. Tate (1922). "The Cichlid Fishes of Lake Nyassa". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1921 (4): 691. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1921.tb03287.x. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31253469.
- ↑ Trewavas, Ethelwynn (1935). "A Synopsis of the Cichlid Fishes of Lake Nyasa". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. Series 10 16 (91): 94. doi:10.1080/00222933508655026. http://malawicichlids.com/trewavas_1935.pdf.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). "Electochromis ornatus" in FishBase. April 2018 version.
Wikidata ☰ Q3318610 entry
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