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Petrotilapia flaviventris Lundeba, Stauffer & Konings, 2011

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Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Type locality of the holotype of Petrotilapia flaviventris: 'Malawi: Chizumulu Island, Same Bay, 12°00.6'S 34°36.9'E' (Ref. 87181). Known from Lake Malawi (Ref. 87181).
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/mi.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://isp.msu.edu/AfricanStudies/Plea/mfri.htm
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Lundeba, M., J.R. Stauffer Jr. and A. F. Konings, 2011
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Classification / Names Nomi Comuni | Sinonimi | Catalog of Fishes(Genere, Specie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Cichliformes (Cichlids, convict blennies) > Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Pseudocrenilabrinae
Etymology: Petrotilapia: Latin,petra = stone + Bechuana, African native thiape = fish (Ref. 45335);  flaviventris: The name flaviventris, from the Latin words flavus, meaning yellow, and venter, meaning the underside or belly, referring to the yellow color on the ventral side of this species; a noun in apposition (Ref. 87181).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologia


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