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Eclectochromis lobochilus (Trewavas, 1935)

Description

Diagnosis: 15 lower gill-rakers; lips more swollen at the symphyses of the jaws than at the lateral parts (Ref. 55954).

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Cichliformes

Family: Cichlidae

Genus: Eclectochromis

Species: Eclectochromis lobochilus (Trewavas, 1935)

Climate Zone

  • Tropical

    • Location

  • Africa: Endemic to Lake Malawi. Known only from the holotype taken at Chilumba.

    • Biology

    Life cycle and mating behavior

    Habitat

    benthopelagic