Animalia > Chordata > Perciformes > Cichlidae > Rhamphochromis > Rhamphochromis esox

Rhamphochromis esox (Tigerfish)

Synonyms: Champsochromis esox; Paratilapia esox; Rhamphochromis leptosoma; Rhamphochromis melanotus
Language: Finnish; German; Mandarin Chinese; Nyanja; Tonga

Wikipedia Abstract

Rhamphochromis esox is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi where it prefers open waters at depths of from 2 to 65 metres (6.6 to 213.3 ft). This fish is s piscivore. This species can reach a length of 42 centimetres (17 in) SL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.
View Wikipedia Record: Rhamphochromis esox

Endangered Species

Status: Vulnerable
View IUCN Record: Rhamphochromis esox

Prey / Diet

Engraulicypris sardella (Lake sardine)[1]

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Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Jorrit H. Poelen, James D. Simons and Chris J. Mungall. (2014). Global Biotic Interactions: An open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics.
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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