Nyassachromis purpurans

Nyassachromis purpurans is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi where it prefers areas with sandy substrates. This species can reach a length of 18 centimetres (7.1 in) TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.[2]

Nyassachromis purpurans
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Nyassachromis
Species:
N. purpurans
Binomial name
Nyassachromis purpurans
(Trewavas, 1935)
Synonyms
  • Haplochromis purpurans Trewavas, 1935
  • Cyrtocara purpurans (Trewavas, 1935)

Included in the group of open water mouthbrooders called "Utaka" by the native Malawians, the male is a light iridescent blue with ornate yellow fins tipped with a black stripe while the female is a drab silver-gray with yellow-tipped fins.[3]

References

  1. Konings, A. & Kasembe, J (2018). "Nyassachromis purpurans". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T60989A47227131. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T60989A47227131.en.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Nyassachromis purpurans" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
  3. Konings' Book of Cichlids and All the Other Fishes of Lake Malawi by Ad Konings; Hardcover; TFH Publications (July 1991); ISBN 0-86622-527-7


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