FB-64902 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=64902 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Syngnathiformes Syngnathidae Hippocampus Hippocampus debelius Gomon & Kuiter, 2009 2009-04-01 2024-03-20 Konings-Dudin, G, A.F. Konings and J.R. Stauffer Jr.0 Descriptions of three new species of Melanochromis (Teleostei: Cichlidae) and a redescription of M. vermivorus. Zootaxa 2076:37-59. (Ref. 80784) Konings, A.F. and J.R. Stauffer Jr.0 Review of the Lake Malawi genus Melanochromis (Teleostei: Cichlidae) with a description of a new species. Zootaxa 3258:1-27. (Ref. 89864) FB-GeneralDescr-64911 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Frédéric Busson 2009-04-28 20:56:36 2024-03-20 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=64911 Inhabits the intermediate habitat; not territorial; hunts larger invertebrates and small fishes; small foraging groups frequently seen (Ref. 80784). Konings-Dudin, G, A.F. Konings and J.R. Stauffer Jr. 2009 Descriptions of three new species of Melanochromis (Teleostei: Cichlidae) and a redescription of M. vermivorus. Zootaxa 2076:37-59. (Ref. 80784) FB-DiagnosticDescr-64911 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Frédéric Busson 2009-04-28 21:52:24 2009-04-28 21:53:36 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=64911 Melanochromis kaskazini is distinguished from all congeners except M. lepidiadaptes by its territorial male coloration, because it exhibits incomplete reverse male-female stripe coloration. Males are cobalt blue and lack any light colored mid-lateral or dorso-lateral stripe. Females are distinguished from otherMelanochromis, except M. parallelus, M. heterochromis, M. lepidiadaptes, M. melanopterus, and M. simulans, by a white body color, and differ from these five species by a yellow/orange anal fin, which is white with a black submarginal band in the others. Male M. kaskazini with breeding coloration are distinguished from those of M. lepidiadaptes by a shallower preorbital (21.9 % vs. 31.8 % HL; ranges: 19.3–26.9 vs. 26.9–35.6), a longer head (34.9 % vs. 31.9 % SL; ranges: 33.6–37.8 vs. 28.4–36.4), a shorter post-orbital head length (42.4 % vs. 47.8 % HL; ranges: 38.4–44.6 vs. 41.8–52.1), and a longer lower jaw (40.3 % vs. 36.8 % HL; ranges: (36.4–44.6 vs. 32.2–40.1). Konings-Dudin, G, A.F. Konings and J.R. Stauffer Jr. 2009 Descriptions of three new species of Melanochromis (Teleostei: Cichlidae) and a redescription of M. vermivorus. Zootaxa 2076:37-59. (Ref. 80784) FB-Distribution-64911 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Frédéric Busson 2009-04-28 21:06:06 2025-11-05 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=64911 Africa: endemic to Lake Malawi (Ref. 80784, 89864). Konings, A.F. and J.R. Stauffer Jr. 2012 Review of the Lake Malawi genus Melanochromis (Teleostei: Cichlidae) with a description of a new species. Zootaxa 3258:1-27. (Ref. 89864) FB-TrophicStrategy-64911 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Frédéric Busson 2009-04-28 23:48:09 2009-04-28 23:48:09 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ kaskazini Melanochromis kaskazini wanders through the intermediate habitat hunting larger invertebrates and small fishes. At most localities, generally solitary individuals are encountered, but at Makonde and Manda small foraging groups are frequently seen, in particular when SCUBA divers stir debris to which the predators are attracted. Most foraging groups consist of several males in varying degree of sexual maturity with usually a single large male in full blue color. Territorial or courting males have not beenobserved. Melanochromis kaskazini is most often seen at depths varying between 5–40 m. Konings-Dudin, G, A.F. Konings and J.R. Stauffer Jr. 2009 Descriptions of three new species of Melanochromis (Teleostei: Cichlidae) and a redescription of M. vermivorus. Zootaxa 2076:37-59. (Ref. 80784) FB-Size-64911 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Frédéric Busson 2009-04-28 20:56:36 2024-03-20 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=64911 10.4 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 80784)) Konings-Dudin, G, A.F. Konings and J.R. Stauffer Jr. 2009 Descriptions of three new species of Melanochromis (Teleostei: Cichlidae) and a redescription of M. vermivorus. Zootaxa 2076:37-59. (Ref. 80784) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-64911 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Frédéric Busson 2009-04-28 20:56:36 2024-03-20 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=64911 benthopelagic; freshwater; depth range 5 - 40 m (Ref. 80784) Konings-Dudin, G, A.F. Konings and J.R. Stauffer Jr. 2009 Descriptions of three new species of Melanochromis (Teleostei: Cichlidae) and a redescription of M. vermivorus. Zootaxa 2076:37-59. (Ref. 80784)