Protomelas triaenodon

Protomelas triaenodon
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Order:Cichliformes
Family:Cichlidae
Genus:Protomelas
Species: P. triaenodon
Binomial name
Protomelas triaenodon
(Trewavas, 1935)
Synonyms
  • Haplochromis triaenodon Trewavas, 1935
  • Cyrtocara triaenodon (Trewavas, 1935)

Protomelas triaenodon is a species of cichlid native to the southern portion of Lake Malawi, Lake Malombe and the Shire River. This species can reach a length of 15.4 centimetres (6.1 in) TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Kasembe, J. 2006. http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/61088/0. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 25 May 2013.
  2. ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Protomelas triaenodon" in FishBase. April 2013 version.


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