Protomelas triaenodon

Protomelas triaenodon is a species of cichlid native to the southern portion of Lake Malawi, Lake Malombe and the Shire River. This species can reach a length of 15.4 centimetres (6.1 in) TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.[2]

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

References
  1. Konings, A. & Kasembe, J. "Protomelas triaenodon". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T61088A47233223. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T61088A47233223.en.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Protomelas triaenodon" in FishBase. April 2013 version.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.