Electric blue kande
| Electric blue kande | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Genus: | Sciaenochromis |
| Species: | S. psammophilus |
| Binomial name | |
| Sciaenochromis psammophilus Konings, 1993 | |
The electric blue kande (Sciaenochromis psammophilus) is a species of cichlid fish endemic to Lake Malawi where it prefers waters with a sandy substrate at depths of from 5 to 30 metres (16 to 98 ft). It can reach a length of 11.6 centimetres (4.6 in) SL.[2]
References
- ↑ Kazembe, J., Makocho, P. & Mailosi, A. 2006. Sciaenochromis psammophilus. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 01 June 2013.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Sciaenochromis psammophilus" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
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