FB-2262 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2262 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Cichliformes Cichlidae Caprichromis Caprichromis liemi (Mckaye & Mackenzie, 1982) Happy Leukamalawinahven Utaka Cyrtocara liemi McKaye & Mackenzie, 1982 Maravichromis liemi (McKaye & MacKenzie, 1982) 1991-02-22 1997-09-25 Breder, C.M. and D.E. Rosen0 Modes of reproduction in fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. 941 p. (Ref. 205) Eccles, D.H. and E. Trewavas0 Malawian cichlid fishes: the classification of some haplochromine genera. Lake Fish Movies, West Germany. 334 p. (Ref. 267) Mckaye, K.R. and C. Mackenzie0 Cyrtocara liemi, a previously undescribed paedophagus cichlid fish (Teleostei: Cichlidae) from Lake Malawi, Africa. Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 95(2):398-402. (Ref. 4888) Maréchal, C.0 Caprichromis. p. 36. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse, G.G. Teugels and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). 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Dunbeath, Caithness (Scotland, UK): Whittles Publishing Limited, 1300 p. (Ref. 128868) FB-GeneralDescr-2262 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Crispina B. Binohlan 1991-02-22 00:00:00 1997-09-25 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2262 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution Found over sandy bottom but frequently stays in midwater. A specialized predator which steals brood from females by ramming the head from below. Stomach contents revealed only eggs, larvae and fry (Ref. 5595). Maréchal, C. 1991 Caprichromis. p. 36. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse, G.G. Teugels and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ISNB, Brussels; MRAC, Tervuren; and ORSTOM, Paris. Vol. 4. (Ref. 4977) FB-DiagnosticDescr-2262 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Emmanuel Kaunda 1992-11-24 00:00:00 2005-12-08 23:02:52 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2262 Diagnosis: deeper bodied with generally a somewhat thicker oblique stripe on the body and a less oblique mouth than C. orthognathus (Ref. 55954).Description: head profile concave in larger specimens, nearly straight in smaller specimens; caudal fin emarginate (Ref. 4888). Mckaye, K.R. and C. Mackenzie 1982 Cyrtocara liemi, a previously undescribed paedophagus cichlid fish (Teleostei: Cichlidae) from Lake Malawi, Africa. Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 95(2):398-402. (Ref. 4888) FB-Morphology-2262 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Emmanuel Kaunda 1992-11-24 00:00:00 2005-12-08 23:02:52 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2262 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size Dorsal spines (total): 16 - 18; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11 - 12; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 7 - 10 Mckaye, K.R. and C. Mackenzie 1982 Cyrtocara liemi, a previously undescribed paedophagus cichlid fish (Teleostei: Cichlidae) from Lake Malawi, Africa. Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 95(2):398-402. (Ref. 4888) FB-Distribution-2262 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Crispina B. Binohlan 1991-02-25 00:00:00 2025-11-05 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2262 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Africa: Endemic to Lake Malawi. Occurs in Cape Maclear, Nkhata Bay, and Thumbi West Island. Maréchal, C. 1991 Caprichromis. p. 36. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse, G.G. Teugels and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ISNB, Brussels; MRAC, Tervuren; and ORSTOM, Paris. Vol. 4. (Ref. 4977) FB-Uses-2262 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Crispina B. Binohlan 1991-02-22 00:00:00 1997-09-25 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2262 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat fisheries: commercial; aquarium: commercial Konings, A. 1990 Ad Konings's book of cichlids and all the other fishes of Lake Malawi. T.F.H. Publications, Inc. 495 p. (Ref. 5595) Konings, A. 1990 Ad Konings's book of cichlids and all the other fishes of Lake Malawi. T.F.H. Publications, Inc. 495 p. (Ref. 5595) FB-TrophicStrategy-2262 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Emmanuel Kaunda 1992-11-24 00:00:00 2000-03-09 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public liemi http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#DiagnosticDescription Feeds on fish and fish eggs (Ref. 4888). Mckaye, K.R. and C. Mackenzie 1982 Cyrtocara liemi, a previously undescribed paedophagus cichlid fish (Teleostei: Cichlidae) from Lake Malawi, Africa. Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 95(2):398-402. (Ref. 4888) FB-Size-2262 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Crispina B. Binohlan 1991-02-22 00:00:00 1997-09-25 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2262 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Morphology 19.1 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 4977)) Maréchal, C. 1991 Caprichromis. p. 36. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse, G.G. Teugels and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ISNB, Brussels; MRAC, Tervuren; and ORSTOM, Paris. Vol. 4. (Ref. 4977) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-2262 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Crispina B. Binohlan 1991-02-22 00:00:00 1997-09-25 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2262 benthopelagic; freshwater