Electric blue kande
(Redirected from Sciaenochromis psammophilus)
| Electric blue kande | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Genus: | Sciaenochromis |
| Species: | S. psammophilus
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| Binomial name | |
| Sciaenochromis psammophilus Konings, 1993
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The electric blue kande (Sciaenochromis psammophilus) is a species of cichlid fish endemic to Lake Malawi where it prefers waters with a sandy substrate at depths of from 5 to 30 metres (16 to 98 ft). It can reach a length of 11.6 centimetres (4.6 in) SL.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ Konings, A.; Kazembe, J.; Makocho, P.; Mailosi, A. (2018). "Sciaenochromis psammophilus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T60969A47225969. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T60969A47225969.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Sciaenochromis psammophilus" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
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