Corematodus shiranus
| Corematodus shiranus | |
|---|---|
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Genus: | Corematodus |
| Species: | C. shiranus |
| Binomial name | |
| Corematodus shiranus (Boulenger, 1897) | |
Corematodus shiranus is a species of cichlid fish native to Lake Malawi, Lake Malombe and the upper reaches of the Shire River in East Africa.[1] It is an aggressive mimic of the chambo cichlids (Nyasalapia, a subgenus of Oreochromis) in both color pattern and swimming mode. It is therefore able to approach unsuspecting schools of these species and rapidly take a mouthful of scales or fin.[2][3]
References
- 1 2 Kazembe, J. & Makocho, P. 2005. Corematodus shiranus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 4 August 2007.
- ↑ Konings, Ad (1990). Ad Konings' Book of Cichlids and all the other Fishes of Lake Malawi, pp. 90. ISBN 978-0866225274.
- ↑ Oliver, M.K. (16 November 2000). Corematodus shiranus. MalawiCichlids. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
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