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Buccochromis oculatus

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Species of fish

Buccochromis oculatus
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Buccochromis
Species: B. oculatus
Binomial name
Buccochromis oculatus
(Trewavas, 1935)
Synonyms
  • Haplochromis oculatus Trewavas, 1935
  • Cyrtocara oculata (Trewavas, 1935)

Buccochromis oculatus is a species of haplochromine cichlid. It is endemic to Lake Malawi where it is found at 18 meters depth in Malawi, Mozambique, and Tanzania. Its natural habitat is freshwater lakes. The only threat may be potential overfishing. This taxon is regarded a junior synonym of Buccochromis nototaenia by the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature).

Sources

  1. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Buccochromis oculatus". FishBase. June 2018 version.
  2. Konings, A. (2018). "Buccochromis nototaenia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T120690256A120690366. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T120690256A120690366.en.
Taxon identifiers
Buccochromis oculatus


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