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Cichlidae
Protomelas spilopterus
Protomelas spilopterus
Fish Reaching Twenty Four Centimeters in African Waters
- Black
- Tropical
- Local endemic species
- Single-lake endemic
- Freshwater fish
- Africa
- Fusiform
- Compressed cross-section
- Medium
- Tropical fish
Black
Tropical
Africa
Fusiform
MediumProtomelas spilopterus is a freshwater fish from Africa. It inhabits freshwater habitats. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 24 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Order
- Cichlids and Allies
- Family
- Cichlidae
- Genus
- Protomelas
- Maximum length
- 24 cm
- Water
- Freshwater
- Body shape
- fusiform
- Distribution
- Africa: Endemic to Lake Malawi. Occurs throughout the lake.
Class
Family
