Country Species Summary

Aristochromis christyi Trewavas, 1935
Family:	Cichlidae (Cichlids) , subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae	picture (Archr_u0.jpg) by JJPhoto
Order:	Perciformes (perch-likes)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
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Max. size:	30.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 5595)
Environment:	benthopelagic; pH range: 7.40000009536743 - 8.39999961853027; dH range: 7 - 30 ; depth range 2 - 10 m
Climate:	tropical; 24 - 26°C; 9°S - 15°S
Global Importance:	aquarium: commercial
Resilience:	Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assuming Fec<1000)
Distribution:	Africa: Endemic to Lake Malawi; widespread but uncommon.
Diagnosis:	Description: oral teeth small and simple; pharyngeal jaw stout and very deep though not particularly large, with few strong teeth (Ref. 55954).
Biology:	Found mainly in places where rock and sand form an intermediate biotope. Females which are solitary like males can enter the male's territory found among rocks, and spawn (Ref. 5595). Feed on fish fry (Ref. 267). When feeding, it turns on its side to place its large, laterally compressed jaws into rocky cracks where it captures small fish that are sheltering there (Ref. 6307)
Threatened:	, (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:	Kullander, Sven O.
Main Ref:	Maréchal, C.. 1991. (Ref. 5600)
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Mozambique country information
Common names:	[ No common name ]	Ref:
Status:	native	Ref: Snoeks, J. and M. Hanssens, 2004
Salinity:	freshwater
Uses:	live export:
Comments:	Known from Chilola Bay (Ref. 55954).
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/mz.html
Occurrences:	Occurrences Point map
Main Ref:	Eccles, D.H. and E. Trewavas, 1989
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Modified: Musschoot, Tobias

Entered: Binohlan, Crispina B.

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Page created by: Eli, 20.10.03, last modified by Eli, 26.06.07

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