Maclear Cichlid
Alticorpus macrocleithrum
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A cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi, from deep water, mostly below 60 metres. It hunts small invertebrates hidden in the bottom sediment. It reaches about 13 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Alticorpus macrocleithrum
- Family
- Cichlidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Cichlidae
- Order
- Cichliformes
- Synonyms
- Aulonocara macrocleithrum, Cleithrochromis bowleyi, Cyrtocara macrocleithrum
Origin
- Native region
- África
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 12.7 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Middle
- Diet
- Carnivore
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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