Corematodus taeniatus

Corematodus taeniatus
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cichliformes
Family:	Cichlidae
Genus:	Corematodus
Species:	C. taeniatus
Binomial name
Corematodus taeniatus Trewavas, 1935 [2]

Corematodus taeniatus is a species of haplochromine cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi, Lake Malombe and the upper Shire River in East Africa. ^[1] It is a generalized aggressive mimic of various sand-dwelling cichlids. It is therefore able to approach unsuspecting schools of these species and rapidly take a mouthful of scales or fin. ^{[3] [4]}

References

1. Konings, A.; Kazembe, J. & Makocho, P. (2019) [amended version of 2018 assessment]. "Corematodus taeniatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019 e.T60886A155042988. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T60886A155042988.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.
2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Corematodus taeniatus". FishBase . June 2018 version.
3. Konings, Ad (1990). Ad Konings' Book of Cichlids and all the other Fishes of Lake Malawi, pp. 91. ISBN   978-0866225274.
4. Oliver, M.K. (10 August 2001). Corematodus taeniatus. MalawiCichlids. Retrieved 13 April 2017.