| Abactochromis | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Tribe: | Haplochromini |
| Genus: | Abactochromis M. K. Oliver & Arnegard, 2010 |
| Species: | A. labrosus |
| Binomial name | |
| Abactochromis labrosus (Trewavas, 1935) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Melanochromis labrosus | |
Abactochromis is a monotypic genus of cichlid fish containing the single species Abactochromis labrosus (formerly known as Melanochromis labrosus). The genus name combines the Latin for "driven away from" ("ab" - away from, "actus" - driven) with the commonly used haplochromine name "chromis". The name encompasses both the origin of the genus (the species was "banished" from the genus Melanochromis) and the fish's solitary, wandering behaviour (as if it had been driven away from the other cichlids).
A. labrosus is native to Lake Malawi. The largest known wild specimen (shown in the photo at right) had a standard length (without caudal fin) of 119 mm (4.7 in).
References
- Konings, A. & Kazembe, J. (2019) . "Abactochromis labrosus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T61120A148674180. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T61120A148674180.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Oliver, M.K. & M.E. Arnegard (2010). "A new genus for Melanochromis labrosus, a problematic Lake Malawi cichlid with hypertrophied lips (Teleostei: Cichlidae)" (PDF). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters. 21 (3): 209–232.
- Michael K. Oliver, Ph.D. (28 October 2010). "Abactochromis labrosus". The Cichlid Fishes of Lake Malawi, Africa. Michael K. Oliver. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
- "Genus Abactochromis Oliver & Arnegard 2010". FishWisePro. 2010. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Abactochromis | |
| Abactochromis labrosus | |