Alticorpus
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Alticorpus ( Latin : "Altus" = high, "corpus" = body) is a genus of African cichlids that is endemic to Lake Malawi in East Africa. The five species of the genus live at greater depths of 18 to 150 meters above sandy soils or diatomaceous mud .
features
Depending on the species, Alticorpus species can be between 12.5 and 20 centimeters long. Her body is high back and clearly flattened on the sides. The head is relatively large, the mouth is deeply split. Characteristic of the genus are six to eight transverse strip on the body side, enlarged side line pores on the infra-orbital bones, two to four rows of scales on the "cheek" and a small ventral opposed, central projection on the lower jaw symphysis .
- Fin formula : Dorsal XIV – XVII / 9–11; Anal III / 8-10.
species
The genus Alticorpus currently consists of five species.
- Alticorpus geoffreyi Snoeks & Walapa, 2004
- Alticorpus macrocleithrum (Stauffer & McKaye, 1985)
- Alticorpus mental Stauffer & McKaye, 1988 ( type species )
- Alticorpus peterdaviesi (Burgess & Axelrod, 1973)
- Alticorpus profundicola Stauffer & McKaye, 1988
literature
- Jay R. Stauffer, Jr. and Kenneth R. McKaye (1988): Description of a genus and three deep water species of fishes (Teleostei: Cichlidae) from Lake Malawi. Copeia 1988 (no. 2): 441-449. DOI: 10.2307 / 1445885
Web links
- Alticorpus on Fishbase.org (English)