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Diagnostic Description

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Diagnosis: 12-13 lower gill-rakers; lips uniformely swollen all along the jaw's edges (Ref. 55954).
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Eclectochromis ornatus

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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]

References

  1. ^ a b c 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. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  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; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2018). "Electochromis ornatus" in FishBase. April 2018 version.
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Eclectochromis ornatus: Brief Summary

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Eclectochromis ornatus is a species of haplochromine cichlid which is endemic to Malawi. where it occurs in Lake Malawi and Lake Malombe. 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.

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