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Teleostei (teleosts) > Cichliformes (Cichlids, convict blennies) > Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Pseudocrenilabrinae

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Freshwater; demersal. Tropical; 13°S - 14°S

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Africa: known from the type locality, waters off Makanjila, Lake Malawi.

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.4 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5684)

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Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator : Kullander, Sven O. | Collaborators

Konings, A., 2007. Malawi cichlids in their natural habitat. 4th edition. Cichlid Press, El Paso, USA. 424p. (Ref. 79521)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)

Near Threatened (NT) (B1a); Date assessed: 19 June 2018

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

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Harmless

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Tropheops modestus (Johnson, 1974)

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Tropheops modestus (Johnson, 1974)

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Distribution Territories | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri

Size / Weight / Age

Biology Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator : Kullander, Sven O. | Collaborators

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)

CITES

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Threat to humans

Human uses

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Download XML

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