Mchenga cyclicos | |
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Conservation status | |
Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cichliformes |
Family: | Cichlidae |
Genus: | Mchenga |
Species: | M. cyclicos |
Binomial name | |
Mchenga cyclicos (Stauffer, LoVullo & McKaye, 1993) | |
Synonyms | |
Copadichromis cyclicos Stauffer, LoVullo & McKaye, 1993 |
Mchenga cyclicos is a species of fish in the family Cichlidae. It is endemic to Lake Malawi, where it has been collected near the Nankumba Peninsula of Malawi. Its natural habitat is freshwater lakes.
References
- ^ Konings, A.; Kazembe, J.; Makocho, P.; Mailosi, A. (2018). "Mchenga cyclicos". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T60862A148845333. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T60862A148845333.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Mchenga cyclicos". FishBase. October 2018 version.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Mchenga cyclicos | |
Copadichromis cyclicos |
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