Turquoise Hap
Protomelas marginatus
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A cichlid from Lake Malawi, from shallow vegetated water. It reaches about 16.5 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Protomelas marginatus
- Family
- Cichlidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Cichlidae
- Order
- Cichliformes
- Synonyms
- Chromis kirkii, Cyrtocara marginata, Cyrtocara marginata marginata, Cyrtocara marginata vuae, Haplochromis marginatus, Haplochromis marginatus vuae, Haplochromis similis, Protomelas marginatus marginatus, Protomelas marginatus vuae
Origin
- Native region
- África
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 16.6 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Middle
- Diet
- Herbivore
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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