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(Ref. 137496) FB-GeneralDescr-2238 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Crispina B. Binohlan 1991-02-21 00:00:00 2003-07-08 22:07:54 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2238 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Most frequently seen over sand but may also occur in the intermediate sand-rock habitat (Ref. 5595). Usually collected from trawl hauls in shallower stations. Feeds on small fish, gastropods, and lamellibranch mollusks (Ref. 267). Maréchal, C. 1991 Platygnathochromis. p. 381. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse, G.G. Teugels and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ISNB, Brussels; MRAC, Tervuren; and ORSTOM, Paris. Vol. 4. (Ref. 4995) FB-Distribution-2238 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Crispina B. Binohlan 1991-02-25 00:00:00 2019-02-04 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2238 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#DiagnosticDescription Africa: Endemic to Lake Malawi where it is widely distributed. Maréchal, C. 1991 Platygnathochromis. p. 381. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse, G.G. Teugels and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ISNB, Brussels; MRAC, Tervuren; and ORSTOM, Paris. Vol. 4. (Ref. 4995) FB-Uses-2238 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Crispina B. Binohlan 1991-02-21 00:00:00 2003-07-08 22:07:54 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2238 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Morphology fisheries: commercial; aquarium: commercial Konings, A. 1990 Ad Konings's book of cichlids and all the other fishes of Lake Malawi. T.F.H. Publications, Inc. 495 p. (Ref. 5595) Konings, A. 1990 Ad Konings's book of cichlids and all the other fishes of Lake Malawi. T.F.H. Publications, Inc. 495 p. (Ref. 5595) FB-Size-2238 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Crispina B. Binohlan 1991-02-21 00:00:00 2003-07-08 22:07:54 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2238 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution 26.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 4995)) Maréchal, C. 1991 Platygnathochromis. p. 381. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse, G.G. Teugels and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ISNB, Brussels; MRAC, Tervuren; and ORSTOM, Paris. Vol. 4. (Ref. 4995) 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-2238 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Crispina B. Binohlan 1991-02-21 00:00:00 2003-07-08 22:07:54 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2238 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#TrophicStrategy demersal; freshwater; depth range 15 - 18 m