Ctenopharynx pictus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cichliformes |
Family: | Cichlidae |
Genus: | Ctenopharynx |
Species: | C. pictus
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Binomial name | |
Ctenopharynx pictus (Trewavas, 1935)
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Ctenopharynx pictus is a species of fish in the family Cichlidae. It is restricted to Lake Malawi. It occurs throughout much of the lake, but mainly in rocky habitats at depths of 7–30 m (23–98 ft).[1] It is a mouthbrooder, but the female will often release the young near nesting kampango catfish. Their young are then brought up together.[3]