| Occurrence | native | ||
| Importance | highly commercial | Ref. | Eccles, D.H., 1992 |
| Aquaculture | Ref. | ||
| Regulations | Ref. | ||
| Freshwater | Yes | ||
| Brackish | No | ||
| Saltwater | No | ||
| Live export | |||
| Bait | No | ||
| Gamefish | No | ||
| Abundance | Ref. | ||
| Comments |
Occur throughout Lake Nyasa. Appears to be truly pelagic, with larvae found in nearly all samples of plankton. A pelagic plankton-feeding species which supports a large commercial fishery that recently developed in Malawi. A major food species for Opsaridium and Rhamphochromis. Shows great variations in abundance, but high fecundity enables population to develop rapidly from low levels (Ref. 4967). Also Ref. 54530. |
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| States/Provinces Complete? | No | ||
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| Country information | https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/tz.html | ||