Protomelas dejunctus
| Fire Blue Hap | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Genus: | Protomelas |
| Species: | P. dejunctus |
| Binomial name | |
| Protomelas dejunctus Stauffer, 1993 | |
Protomelas dejunctus, the Fire Blue Hap, is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi where it is only known from around Chinyankwazi Island and Chinyamwezi Island in the southern portion of the lake. It is known from depths of from 2 to 10 metres (6.6 to 32.8 ft). This species can reach a length of 13.8 centimetres (5.4 in) SL.[2]
References
- ↑ Kasembe, J. 2006. Protomelas dejunctus. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 25 May 2013.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Protomelas dejunctus" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
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