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Astatotilapia calliptera (Günther, 1894)

Eastern happy
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Common names: Eastern happy
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: abundant (always seen in some numbers) | Ref: Bell-Cross, G. and J.L. Minshull, 1988
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known so far from the Buzi and Lower Save/Runde systems. Also Ref. 4983. Abundant in the Buzi system, but abundance in the Lower Save/Runde systems is still uncertain.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/zi.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.zamnet.zm/zamnet/alcom/broch.htm
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Bell-Cross, G. and J.L. Minshull, 1988
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Calliptera Maulbrüter, 美妊丽鱼, Oostelike happie, ... more

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

Teleostei (teleosts) > Cichliformes (Cichlids, convict blennies) > Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Pseudocrenilabrinae
Etymology: Astatotilapia: Greek, astato = unstable + Bechuana, African native thiape = fish (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Günther.

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

Freshwater; benthopelagic.   Tropical; 24°C - 28°C (Ref. 2059); 13°S - 21°S

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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