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Cyrtocara moorii Boulenger, 1902

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Malawi country information

Common names: Bampuhedi, Bamusi, Chakhuta
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Known from Chilumba (Ref. 55954). Exported as an aquarium fish (Ref. 5595).
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: Snoeks, J. and M. Hanssens, 2004
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Cichliformes (Cichlids, convict blennies) > Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Pseudocrenilabrinae
Etymology: Cyrtocara: Greek, kyrtos, -e, -on = bent + Greek, kara = face (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Boulenger.

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

Freshwater; benthopelagic; pH range: 7.2 - 8.8; dH range: 10 - 18; depth range 3 - 15 m.   Tropical; 24°C - 26°C (Ref. 1672); 9°S - 15°S

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