Mchenga flavimanus

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Mchenga flavimanus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Mchenga
Species:
M. flavimanus
Binomial name
Mchenga flavimanus
(Iles, 1960)
Synonyms [2]
  • Haplochromis flavimanusIles, 1960
  • Copadichromis flavimanus(Iles, 1960)
  • Cyrtocara flavimanus(Iles, 1960)

Mchenga flavimanus is a species of fish in the family Cichlidae. It is endemic to Lake Malawi. [2]

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References

  1. Konings, A.; Kazembe, J.; Makocho, P.; Mailosi, A. (2018). "Mchenga flavimanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018: e.T61202A47239954. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T61202A47239954.en . Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Mchenga flavimanus" in FishBase . April 2013 version.