Protomelas spilonotus

Protomelas spilonotus is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi where it prefers areas with clean, rocky substrates. This species can reach a length of 16.7 centimetres (6.6 in) TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.[2]

Protomelas spilonotus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Protomelas
Species:
P. spilonotus
Binomial name
Protomelas spilonotus
(Trewavas, 1935)
Synonyms
  • Haplochromis spilonotus Trewavas, 1935
  • Cyrtocara spilonotus (Trewavas, 1935)

References
  1. Konings, A. & Kasembe, J (2018). "Protomelas spilonotus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T61085A47233024. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T61085A47233024.en.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Protomelas spilonotus" in FishBase. April 2013 version.


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