Candle Hap
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| Candle hap | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Genus: | Stigmatochromis |
| Species: | S. pholidophorus |
| Binomial name | |
| Stigmatochromis pholidophorus (Trewavas, 1935) | |
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The candle hap (Stigmatochromis pholidophorus) is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi where it can be found hunting for prey over sandy areas. It can reach a length of 10.8 centimetres (4.3 in) TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.[2]
References
- ↑ Kasembe, J. 2006. Stigmatochromis pholidophorus. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 02 June 2013.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Stigmatochromis pholidophorus" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
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