Nyassachromis purpurans
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| Nyassachromis purpurans (Trewavas, 1935) |
Nyassachromis purpurans is a species of fish in the Cichlidae family. It is endemic to Malawi. Its natural habitat is freshwater lakes. Included in the group of open water mouthbrooders called "Utaka" by the native Malawians. The male is a light iridescent blue with ornate yellow fins tipped with a black stripe and grows to a length of 5 to 6 inches, in contrast the female is a drab silver-gray with yellow tipped fins and reaches 3-4 inches.
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- Kasembe, J. 2005. Nyassachromis purpurans. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 04 August 2007.
- Konings' Book of Cichlids and All the Other Fishes of Lake Malawi by Ad Konings; Hardcover; TFH Publications (July 1991); ISBN-10: 0866225277
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