Haplochromis placodon pointed head
Trematocranus microstoma
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A cichlid from Lake Malawi, from shallow inshore water with vegetation. Endangered. It reaches about 23 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Trematocranus microstoma
- Family
- Cichlidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Cichlidae
- Order
- Cichliformes
- Synonyms
- Aulonocara microstoma, Trematochromis microstoma
Origin
- Native region
- África
Water
- Temperature
- 24–26 °C
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 23.2 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Bottom
- Diet
- Carnivore
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Endangered (EN)
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