Aristochromis christyi Trewavas, 1935

Description


Taxonomic Hierarchy


Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Cichliformes

Family: Cichlidae

Genus: Aristochromis

Species: Aristochromis christyi Trewavas, 1935

Climate Zone


  • Tropical
  • Location


  • Africa: Endemic to Lake Malawi; widespread but uncommon.
  • Biology


    Found mainly in places where rock and sand form an intermediate biotope. Females which are solitary like males can enter the male's territory found among rocks, and spawn (Ref. 5595). Feed on fish fry (Ref. 267). When feeding, it turns on its side to place its large, laterally compressed jaws into rocky cracks where it captures small fish that are sheltering there (Ref. 6307).

    Habitat


    benthopelagic