Buccochromis spectabilis

Buccochromis spectabilis is a species of haplochromine cichlid. It is endemic to Lake Malawi in Malawi, Mozambique, and Tanzania.[1] It lives in shallow waters near the lake shore.[2]

Buccochromis spectabilis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Buccochromis
Species:
B. spectabilis
Binomial name
Buccochromis spectabilis
(Trewavas, 1935)
Synonyms
  • Haplochromis spectabilis Trewavas, 1935
  • Cyrtocara spectabilis (Trewavas, 1935)

References
  1. Konings, A.; Kazembe, J.; Makocho, P.; Mailosi, A. (2019). "Buccochromis spectabilis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T60926A155045762. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T60926A155045762.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2018). "Buccochromis spectabilis" in FishBase. June 2018 version.


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