Mchenga conophoros

Species of fish

Mchenga conophoros
Conservation status

Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Mchenga
Species:
M. conophoros
Binomial name
Mchenga conophoros
(Stauffer, LoVullo & McKaye, 1993)
Synonyms

Copadichromis conophorus Stauffer, LoVullo & McKaye, 1993

Mchenga conophoros is a species of fish in the family Cichlidae. It is endemic to Lake Malawi, where it has been collected around the Nankumba Peninsula in Malawi.[1] Its natural habitat is freshwater lakes.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Konings, A. (2018). "Mchenga conophoros". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T61027A148658088. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T61027A148658088.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Mchenga conophoros". FishBase. October 2018 version.
Taxon identifiers
Mchenga conophoros
Copadichromis conophoros
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