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Melanochromis kaskazini Konings-Dudin, Konings & Stauffer, 2009

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Tanzania country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: endemic
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Type locality of the holotype of Melanochromis kaskazini: 'Tanzania, Lake Malawi, Manda' (Ref. 80784). Known from Lake Malawi, between Nkanda and Lundu (Ref. 80784, 89864).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/tz.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.isp.msu.edu/AFRICANSTUDIES/PLEA/TAFIRI.HTM
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Konings, A.F. and J.R. Stauffer Jr., 2012
National Database:

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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Cichliformes (Cichlids, convict blennies) > Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Pseudocrenilabrinae
Etymology: Melanochromis: Greek, melas, melanos = black + Greek, chromis = a fish, perhaps a perch (Ref. 45335);  kaskazini: The specific epithet kaskazini means 'northern' in Kiswahili, the language spoken along the shores of the species’ distribution..

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; benthopelagic; depth range 5 - 40 m (Ref. 80784).   Tropical; 10°S - 11°S, 34°E - 35°E

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