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Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Pseudocrenilabrinae
Etymology: Melanochromis: Greek, melas, melanos = black + Greek, chromis = a fish, perhaps a perch (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
生态学
; 淡水 底中水层性; 深度上下限 2 - 4 m (Ref. 58018).
Africa: endemic to Lake Malawi (Ref. 26078, 89864).
大小 / 重量 / 年龄
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.7 cm SL 雄鱼/尚未辨别雌雄; (Ref. 26078)
Found in shallow intermediate zone. Feeds in packs, primarily on the scales of other fishes (Ref. 26078).
Life cycle and mating behavior
成熟度 | 繁殖 | 产卵场 | 卵 | 孕卵数 | 仔鱼
Bowers, N. and J.R. Stauffer Jr., 1997. Eight new species of rock-dwelling cichlids of the genus Melanochromis (Teleostei: Cichlidae) from Lake Malawi, Africa. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 8(1):49-70. (Ref. 26078)
世界自然保护联盟红皮书 (Ref. 130435)
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