Animalia > Chordata > Perciformes > Cichlidae > Protomelas > Protomelas kirkii

Protomelas kirkii (Lake Malawi cichlid)

Synonyms: Chromis kirkii; Ctenochromis kirkii; Cyrtocara kirkii; Haplochromis kirkii; Tilapia kirkii
Language: Mandarin Chinese; Nyanja; Yao

Wikipedia Abstract

Protomelas kirkii is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi where it is most commonly found in areas vegetated with Vallisneria. This species can reach a length of 18 centimetres (7.1 in) TL. This species can also be found in the aquarium trade.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0