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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.
Cichlids span a wide range of body sizes, from species as small as 2.5 cm (1 in) in length (e.g., female Neolamprologus multifasciatus) to much larger species approaching 1 m (3 ft) in length (Boulengerochromis and Cichla).
Pearl cichlid (Amphilophus rhytisma) Andinoacara blombergi; ... Pindani (Pseudotropheus socolofi) Red top williamsi (Pseudotropheus williamsi) Pterochromis congicus;
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 ...
Chindongo is a genus of haplochromine cichlids, the species of which are endemic to Lake Malawi. The genus was described in 2016 with Chindongo bellicosus as the type species , the authors then added species previously classified in the genus Pseudotropheus in the P. elongatus species complex .
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]
The cichlids are ray-finned fishes in family Cichlidae (order Perciformes). This category contains articles on subfamilies, genera and species in this family. The main article for this category is Cichlidae .
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