FB-58742 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=58742 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Argentiniformes Microstomatidae Nansenia Nansenia ahlstromi Kawaguchi & Butler, 1984 2002-02-07 2002-02-08 Turner, G.F. and J.D. Howarth0 Description of two new species of Mylochromis (Teleostei: Cichlidae) from Lake Malawi, Africa. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 12(3):205-212. (Ref. 41276) Konings, A.0 Malawi cichlids in their natural habitat. 4th edition. Cichlid Press, El Paso, USA. 424p. (Ref. 79521) Beolens, B., M. Grayson and M. Watkins0 Eponym dictionary of Fishes. Dunbeath, Caithness (Scotland, UK): Whittles Publishing Limited, 1300 p. (Ref. 128868) FB-GeneralDescr-58749 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Christine Marie V. Casal 2002-02-08 00:00:00 2024-03-27 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=58749 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Inhabits shallow, sandy shores; in shallower part of range it is the most abundant species; feeds on cladocerans, copepods and algae (Ref. 41276). Turner, G.F. and J.D. Howarth 2001 Description of two new species of Mylochromis (Teleostei: Cichlidae) from Lake Malawi, Africa. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 12(3):205-212. (Ref. 41276) FB-DiagnosticDescr-58749 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Christine Marie V. Casal 2002-03-12 00:00:00 2005-09-20 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=58749 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Having a higher number of lateral line scales (36-37 vs. 30-35) compared to other species of Mylochromis, except M. formosus, M. gracilis, M. spilostichus and M. melanonotus. Differs from M. gracilis and M. spilostichus in having a complete oblique band.; from M. ensatus and M. formosus in having a deeperbody (31-38% SL vs. 26-30); and wider interorbital (22-26% HL vs. 18-21); and from M. melanonotus in having a group of enlarged blunt teeth in the center of the lower pharyngeal bone (Ref. 41259). Turner, G.F. and J.D. Howarth 2001 Description of two new species of Mylochromis (Teleostei: Cichlidae) from Lake Malawi, Africa. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 12(3):205-212. (Ref. 41276) FB-Morphology-58749 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Christine Marie V. Casal 2002-03-12 00:00:00 2005-09-20 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=58749 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution Dorsal spines (total): 16 - 17; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12 - 13; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 9 - 11 Turner, G.F. and J.D. Howarth 2001 Description of two new species of Mylochromis (Teleostei: Cichlidae) from Lake Malawi, Africa. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 12(3):205-212. (Ref. 41276) FB-Distribution-58749 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Christine Marie V. Casal 2002-03-12 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=58749 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size Africa: endemic to Lake Malawi, occurs in the southern part (Ref. 41276). Turner, G.F. and J.D. Howarth 2001 Description of two new species of Mylochromis (Teleostei: Cichlidae) from Lake Malawi, Africa. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 12(3):205-212. (Ref. 41276) FB-Uses-58749 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Christine Marie V. Casal 2002-02-08 00:00:00 2024-03-27 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=58749 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats fisheries: of potential interest FB-TrophicStrategy-58749 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Christine Marie V. Casal 2002-03-12 00:00:00 2002-03-12 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public chekopae http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Probably feeding in the water column. Cladocera, copepods and algae were found in stomachs but no sand or detritus (Ref. 41276). Turner, G.F. and J.D. Howarth 2001 Description of two new species of Mylochromis (Teleostei: Cichlidae) from Lake Malawi, Africa. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 12(3):205-212. (Ref. 41276) FB-Size-58749 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Christine Marie V. Casal 2002-02-08 00:00:00 2024-03-27 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=58749 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution 12.2 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 41276)) Turner, G.F. and J.D. Howarth 2001 Description of two new species of Mylochromis (Teleostei: Cichlidae) from Lake Malawi, Africa. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 12(3):205-212. (Ref. 41276) 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#Threats 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-58749 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Christine Marie V. Casal 2002-02-08 00:00:00 2024-03-27 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=58749 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat demersal; freshwater; depth range 18 - 45 m (Ref. 41276) Turner, G.F. and J.D. Howarth 2001 Description of two new species of Mylochromis (Teleostei: Cichlidae) from Lake Malawi, Africa. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 12(3):205-212. (Ref. 41276)