Corematodus taeniatus

Corematodus taeniatus is a species of haplochromine cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi, Lake Malombe and the upper Shire River in East Africa.[1] It is a generalized aggressive mimic of various sand-dwelling cichlids. It is therefore able to approach unsuspecting schools of these species and rapidly take a mouthful of scales or fin.[3][4]

Corematodus taeniatus

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Corematodus
Species:
C. taeniatus
Binomial name
Corematodus taeniatus

References

  1. Konings, A.; Kazembe, J. & Makocho, P. (2018). "Corematodus taeniatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T60886A47220614. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T60886A47220614.en.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). "Corematodus taeniatus" in FishBase. June 2018 version.
  3. Konings, Ad (1990). Ad Konings' Book of Cichlids and all the other Fishes of Lake Malawi, pp. 91. ISBN 978-0866225274.
  4. Oliver, M.K. (10 August 2001). Corematodus taeniatus. MalawiCichlids. Retrieved 13 April 2017.


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