Dimidiochromis compressiceps ( Boulenger, 1908 )
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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5369.4.1 |
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lsid:zoobank.org:pub:62878FA8-7CC7-462C-9FBF-C9BAEF177855 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10248166 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03EC8B3A-8F00-6075-95F1-D28AFD5FBE21 |
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Plazi |
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Dimidiochromis compressiceps ( Boulenger, 1908 ) |
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Dimidiochromis compressiceps ( Boulenger, 1908) View in CoL [I]— Malawi eyebiter; None
Taxonomy. Original description: Paratilapia compressiceps Boulenger, 1908: 240 [Lake Malawi (Lake Nyasa), southeastern Africa; holotype (unique): BMNH 1908.10.27.59].— Israel synonyms: None.—Revisions: None. Illustration: None.
Status in Israel. First record from Israel by Golani et al. (2022).—Israel material: HUJ.
Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Israel: Nahal Amal.—Distribution in River Basin: 2-Dead Sea Basin.— General distribution: Eastern Africa:Lakes Malawi and Malombe and upper Shiré River.—Distribution in Ecoregion: 438- Jordan River.—Habitat: This species occurs in vegetated areas in shallow water of lakes, slow flowing rivers and and is sometimes also observed in rocky habitats. It is an ambush predator feeding on small fishes. Freshwater.
Economic importance. Valuable for the aquarium trade.
Reasons of introduction. Ornamental fish industry.
Conservation. Not relevant (introduced species).
No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.
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Dimidiochromis compressiceps ( Boulenger, 1908 )
| Çiçek, Erdoğan, Fricke, Ronald, Sungur, Sevil, Çapar, Osman Bahadir & Golani, Daniel 2023 |
Paratilapia compressiceps
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