Cheilochromis
| Malawi thicklip | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Tribe: | Haplochromini |
| Genus: | Cheilochromis Eccles & Trewavas, 1989 |
| Species: | C. euchilus |
| Binomial name | |
| Cheilochromis euchilus (Trewavas, 1935) | |
Cheilochromis is a genus of freshwater fish in the cichlid family. It contains the sole species Cheilochromis euchilus, the Malawi thicklip, which is endemic to Lake Malawi in East Africa where it prefers near-shore areas with rocky bottoms. This species reaches a length of 35 centimetres (14 in) TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.[1]
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Cheilochromis euchilus" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
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