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Cichlidae
Ctenopharynx pictus
Ctenopharynx pictus
Cichlid from Seventy Eight Meters
- Tropical
- Island endemic
- Island endemic species
- Local endemic species
- Restricted distribution
- Freshwater fish
- Africa
- Small
- Tropical fish
Tropical
Restricted distribution
Freshwater fish
SmallCtenopharynx pictus is known from Africa as a freshwater fish. It occurs in freshwater habitats.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Order
- Cichlids and Allies
- Family
- Cichlidae
- Genus
- Ctenopharynx
- Maximum length
- 12.6 cm
- Water
- Freshwater
- Distribution
- Africa: Endemic to Lake Malawi. Occurs in Monkey Bay, Nankumba, Otter Point, Domwe and Thumbi West Islands and the north end of Lake Malawi.
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
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Order
Family
Conservation status
