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Rhamphochromis
Sign in to saveRhamphochromis is a genus of East African haplochromine cichlids endemic to the Lake Malawi basin, also including Lake Malombe, Lake Chilingali, Chia Lagoon and upper Shire River. They mainly occur in offshore open waters (down to depths of ), but a few species also near the coast. They are piscivores that typically feed on lake sardines and small utaka cichlids.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderPerciformes
- FamilyCichlidae
Rhamphochromis is een geslacht van straalvinnige vissen uit de familie van de cichliden (Cichlidae).
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 26
- With media
- 4
- Family
- Cichlidae
- Collections
- YPM, USNM, CUMV, MCZ, NHMUK, ROM
- Recorded in
- Malawi, Tanzania
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Rhamphochromis is a genus of East African haplochromine cichlids endemic to the Lake Malawi basin, also including Lake Malombe, Lake Chilingali, Chia Lagoon and upper Shire River. They mainly occur in offshore open waters (down to depths of ), but a few species also near the coast. They are piscivores that typically feed on lake sardines and small utaka cichlids.
They are elongated in shape and mainly silver or golden-silver in color, sometimes with yellow fins (especially pelvic and anal fins) and dark horizontal lines along the body. Depending on the species involved, they reach lengths of up to .
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