Ctenopharynx nitidus

Ctenopharynx nitidus is a species of fish in the family Cichlidae. It is found in Malawi, Mozambique, and Tanzania. Its natural habitat is freshwater lakes.

Ctenopharynx nitidus

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Ctenopharynx
Species:
C. nitidus
Binomial name
Ctenopharynx nitidus
(Trewavas, 1935)
Synonyms[2]
  • Haplochromis nitidus Trewavas, 1935
  • Cyrtocara nitida (Trewavas, 1935)
  • Cyrtocara nitidus (Trewavas, 1935)
  • Otopharynx nitidus (Trewavas, 1935)

References
  1. Konings, A.; Kazembe, J. & Makocho, P. (2018). "Ctenopharynx nitidus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T60897A47221285. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T60897A47221285.en.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). "Ctenopharynx nitidus" in FishBase. June 2018 version.


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