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Cichlidae
Spindle hap
Protomelas taeniolatus
Eleven Point Three Centimeters Cichlid from African Waters
- Black
- Tropical
- Local endemic species
- Single-lake endemic
- Freshwater fish
- Africa
- Fusiform
- Compressed cross-section
- Small
- Tropical fish
Black
Tropical
Africa
Fusiform
SmallSpindle hap is a freshwater fish of Africa. The species occupies freshwater habitats. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 11.3 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Order
- Cichlids and Allies
- Family
- Cichlidae
- Genus
- Protomelas
- Maximum length
- 11.3 cm
- Water
- Freshwater
- Body shape
- fusiform
- Distribution
- Africa: Endemic to Lake Malawi where it is widely distributed.
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Family
Conservation status
