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Xenochromis hecqui Boulenger, 1899

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Tanzania country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: common (usually seen) | Ref: Eccles, D.H., 1992
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Endemic to Lake Tanganyika and one of the most common species in deep set gill nets (Ref. 4967). Caught at Kala, Kasanga, Malagarazi delta and Karema (Ref. 53528). Seen at Kipili (Ref. 46829).
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: Poll, M., 1956
National Database:

Common names from other countries

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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: Xenochromis: Greek, xenos = strange + Greek, chromis = a kind of fish similar to perch (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Boulenger.

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

Freshwater; benthopelagic; depth range 6 - 100 m (Ref. 53528).   Tropical; 3°S - 9°S

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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