Threespot torpedo
| Threespot torpedo | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Subfamily: | Pseudocrenilabrinae |
| Tribe: | Haplochromini |
| Genus: | Exochochromis Eccles & Trewavas, 1989 |
| Species: | E. anagenys |
| Binomial name | |
| Exochochromis anagenys M. K. Oliver, 1989 | |
Exochochromis anagenys, the threespot torpedo, is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi in East Africa where it has been found around Thumbi West Island and in the southeastern part of the lake. It is also found in the aquarium trade. This species reaches a length of 20 centimetres (7.9 in) SL. It is currently the only known member of its genus.[1]
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Wikispecies has information related to: Exochochromis anagenys |
- Kazembe, J. & Makocho, P. 2005. Exochochromis anagenys. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 4 August 2007.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Exochochromis anagenys" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
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