Eclectochromis ornatus

Eclectochromis ornatus is a species of haplochromine cichlid which is endemic to Malawi.[4] where it occurs in Lake Malawi and Lake Malombe.[1] It is a predator of invertebrates and of smaller fishes which lives in shallow areas of the lake which have a soft or mixed substrate.[1]

Eclectochromis ornatus

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Eclectochromis
Species:
E. ornatus
Binomial name
Eclectochromis ornatus
(Regan, 1922)
Synonyms
  • Haplochromis ornatus Regan, 1922[2]
  • Haplochromis festivus Trewavas, 1935[3]

References
  1. Kazembe, J. & Makocho, P. (2006). "Eclectochromis ornatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T60913A12422631. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60913A12422631.en.
  2. Regan, C. Tate (1922). "The Cichlid Fishes of Lake Nyassa". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1921 (4): 691. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1921.tb03287.x.
  3. Trewavas, Ethelwynn (1935). "A Synopsis of the Cichlid Fishes of Lake Nyasa" (PDF). Annals and Magazine of Natural History. Series 10. 16 (91): 94. doi:10.1080/00222933508655026.
  4. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). "Electochromis ornatus" in FishBase. April 2018 version.


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