Malawi gar | |
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L. acuticeps in the aquarium. | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cichliformes |
Family: | Cichlidae |
Tribe: | Haplochromini |
Genus: |
Lichnochromis Trewavas, 1935 |
Species: | L. acuticeps
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Binomial name | |
Lichnochromis acuticeps
Trewavas, 1935
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The Malawi gar (Lichnochromis acuticeps) is a species of predatory cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi. This species can reach a length of 30 centimetres (12 in) TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade. It is the only known species in its genus. [2]
Malawi gar | |
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L. acuticeps in the aquarium. | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cichliformes |
Family: | Cichlidae |
Tribe: | Haplochromini |
Genus: |
Lichnochromis Trewavas, 1935 |
Species: | L. acuticeps
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Binomial name | |
Lichnochromis acuticeps
Trewavas, 1935
|
The Malawi gar (Lichnochromis acuticeps) is a species of predatory cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi. This species can reach a length of 30 centimetres (12 in) TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade. It is the only known species in its genus. [2]