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Mylochromis ensatus Turner & Howarth, 2001

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Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: endemic
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: scarce (very unlikely) | Ref: Turner, G.F. and J.D. Howarth, 2001
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Type locality of the holotype of M. ensatus: 'Malawi: Lake Malawi, south east arm, just north west of Boadzulu Island' (Ref. 41276). Found in the southeast arm of Lake Malawi (Ref. 41276, 55954). Known from Chembe and Masasa Reef (Ref. 79521).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/mi.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://isp.msu.edu/AfricanStudies/Plea/mfri.htm
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Turner, G.F. and J.D. Howarth, 2001
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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: Mylochromis: Greek, mylo = mill + Greek, chromis = a fish without identification, perhaps a perch (Ref. 45335);  ensatus: Specific epithet is the Latin adjective ensatus, meaning shaped like a two-edged sword and refers to the characteristic shallow, straight, elongate body form and the acutely pointed head of this species (Ref. 41276).

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

Freshwater; demersal; depth range 15 - 23 m (Ref. 58018), usually 15 - 23 m (Ref. 41276).   Tropical

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