Candle hap

Candle hap
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Stigmatochromis
Species: S. pholidophorus
Binomial name
Stigmatochromis pholidophorus
(Trewavas, 1935)
Synonyms
  • Haplochromis pholidophorus Trewavas, 1935
  • Cyrtocara pholidophorus (Trewavas, 1935)

The candle hap (Stigmatochromis pholidophorus) is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi where it can be found hunting for prey over sandy areas. It can reach a length of 10.8|cm. TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Kasembe, J. 2006. Stigmatochromis pholidophorus. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org Archived June 27, 2014, at the Wayback Machine.>. Downloaded on 02 June 2013.
  2. ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Stigmatochromis pholidophorus" in FishBase. April 2013 version.


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