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Chindongo demasoni

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Species of fish

Chindongo demasoni
Conservation status

Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Chindongo
Species: C. demasoni
Binomial name
Chindongo demasoni
Konings, 1994
Synonyms

Pseudotropheus demasoni

Chindongo demasoni is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi where it is only known from the Pombo Rocks in Tanzanian waters. This species can potentially reach a maximum length of 10 centimetres (3.9 in) SL. It is now commonly found in the aquarium trade.

Etymology

Named in honor of Laif DeMason (Homestead, Florida, USA), importer, exporter, and breeder of cichlids.

Coloration

The color of both sexes is dark blue with black vertical stripes with alternating lighter stripes of light blue to white. Male Demasoni cichlids have egg-spots on the anal fin, while females may lack egg-spots. Males also grows to a larger maximum size than females. Stress coloration is similar to normal coloration but much paler. This species belongs to the so-called Mbuna group of haplochromine cichlids, and like most Mbuna it is highly territorial, with parental care for the offspring (maternal mouthbrooding).

References

  1. Kazembe, J.; Konings, A. (2019) . "Chindongo demasoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T61163A148659414. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T61163A148659414.en. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Chindongo demasoni". FishBase. April 2013 version.
  3. Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (13 March 2024). "Order CICHLIFORMES: Family CICHLIDAE: Subfamily PSEUDOCRENILABRINAE (a-g)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. v. 8.0. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
Taxon identifiers
Chindongo demasoni
Pseudotropheus demasoni


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