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Cichlidae
Buccochromis spectabilis
Buccochromis spectabilis
Big headed cichlid hunting fish on sand
- Tropical
- Local endemic species
- Single-lake endemic
- Freshwater fish
- Africa
- Elongated
- Medium
- Tropical fish
Tropical
Freshwater fish
Africa
Elongated
MediumBuccochromis spectabilis is a freshwater fish of Africa. The species occupies freshwater habitats. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 25.6 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Order
- Cichlids and Allies
- Family
- Cichlidae
- Genus
- Buccochromis
- Maximum length
- 25.6 cm
- Water
- Freshwater
- Body shape
- elongated
- Distribution
- Africa: Endemic to Lake Malawi. Occurs in both ends of the lake.
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
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