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Labidochromis

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right|thumb|235px|Labidochromis caeruleus

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassTeleostei
  4. OrderPerciformes
  5. FamilyCichlidae
Habitatfreshwater
Observations recorded388

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
20
Family
Cichlidae
Collections
USNM, UF, NHMUK, YPM, UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA MUSEUMS, NRM
Recorded in
Malawi

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Cichlidae
Image
Labidochromis caeruleus from Lake Malawi.jpg
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taxon rank
genus
taxon name
Labidochromis
Commons category
Labidochromis
topic's main category
Category:Labidochromis
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Encyclopedic overview

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right|thumb|235px|Labidochromis caeruleus

Labidochromis is a genus of cichlid fish that are endemic to Lake Malawi in East Africa. The genus includes 18 formally described species, and several yet undescribed species. It includes a number of species commonly kept in cichlid aquariums such as L. caeruleus (electric yellow). The species in this genus can easily hybridize, so if kept in an aquarium it is recommended to only have one species from this genus.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Labidochromis” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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