Buccochromis heterotaenia

Buccochromis heterotaenia is a species of haplochromine cichlid and itt is endemic to Lake Malawi,[3] being found in Malawi, Mozambique, and Tanzania.[1]

Buccochromis heterotaenia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Buccochromis
Species:
B. heterotaenia
Binomial name
Buccochromis heterotaenia
(Trewavas, 1935)[2]
Synonyms[3]
  • Haplochromis heterotaenia Trewavas, 1935
  • Cyrtocara heterotaenia (Trewavas, 1935)

Buccochromis heterotaenia occurs in the deeper, rocky areas of Lake Malawi where it is a piscivorous predator which sometimes hunts in groups. When breeding, the males construct a semi=circular spawning area adjacent to a large boulder. The female lays up to 500 eggs which she mouthbroods before moving into shallower waters to release the fry, which she continues to tend for some time after they are free swimming.[1]

References
  1. Konings, A.; Kazembe, J.; Makocho, P. & Mailosi, A. (2018). "Buccochromis heterotaenia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T60922A47222954. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T60922A47222954.en.
  2. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Buccochromis heterotaenia". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 2 Dec 2018.
  3. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). "Buccochromis heterotaenia" in FishBase. June 2018 version.


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