Haplochromis square blotch
Ctenopharynx intermedius
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A cichlid from Lake Malawi and the upper Shire River. It reaches about 21 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Ctenopharynx intermedius
- Family
- Cichlidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Cichlidae
- Order
- Cichliformes
- Synonyms
- Cyrtocara intermedia, Cyrtocara intermedius, Haplochromis intermedius, Hemichromis intermedius, Otopharynx intermedius, Paratilapia intermedia
Origin
- Native region
- África
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 21 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Middle
- Diet
- Planktivore
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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