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The pindani (Pseudotropheus socolofi) is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi preferring areas with sandy substrates and nearby rocks where the males establish their territories. This species can reach a length of 6.7 centimetres (2.6 in) SL .
Like most cichlids from Lake Malawi, fish from this genus reproduce via maternal mouthbrooding. The males often have egg spots on their anal fins which attract spawn-ready females towards them where they attempt to retrieve the imitation eggs while the male emits sperm into her biting mouth, thus fertilizing the eggs.
The differences which distinguish the genus Chindongo from other mbuna genera in Lake Malawi are the possession of bicuspid teeth in the front parts of the outer rows of both the upper and lower mandibles, the vomer is moderately to steeply sloped and has a narrow rostral tip has an angle of between 53° and 68° with the parasphenoid, they have a small mouth in which the lower jaw is slightly ...
Cichlids (/ ˈ s ɪ k l ɪ d z /) [a] are fish from the family Cichlidae in the order Cichliformes.Traditionally Cichlids were classed in a suborder, the Labroidei, along with the wrasses (), in the order Perciformes, [3] but molecular studies have contradicted this grouping. [4]
Members of Thorichthys do not exceed 17 cm (6.7 in) in standard length, [4] and they are popular aquarium fish, especially the well-known firemouth cichlid (T. meeki). [2] Genetic evidence shows that Thorichthys is most closely related to Salvin's cichlid , the only species of the genus Trichromis , which is morphologically and behaviorally ...
The Cichlinae are a subfamily of fishes in the cichlid family, native to Central and South America.. This subfamily consists of approximately 117 described species as of July 2017. [3]
Modrac Lake (Bosnian: Jezero Modrac) is an artificial lake in Bosnia and Herzegovina.Located in the municipality of Lukavac, it is home to many species of fish and is popular with fishermen.
Pseudotropheus saulosi is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi in East Africa, where it lives in areas with rocky substrates. [2] It is classified as a dwarf-mbuna and was first described by Ad Konings in 1990, who gave it the specific name saulosi in honour of Saulos Mwale who caught over 3,000 specimens in a single day on the expedition which collected the type. [3]