Lake Malawi cichlids

GPTKB entity

Statements (61)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf fish group
gptkbp:class gptkb:Actinopterygii
gptkbp:color sexual dimorphism
gptkbp:diet varied (herbivorous, carnivorous, omnivorous)
gptkbp:distribution gptkb:Malawi
gptkb:Mozambique
gptkb:Tanzania
gptkbp:endemicTo gptkb:Lake_Malawi
gptkbp:family gptkb:Cichlidae
gptkbp:firstDescribed late 19th century
gptkbp:foundIn gptkb:Lake_Malawi
gptkbp:habitat freshwater
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lake Malawi cichlids
gptkbp:includes haplochromines
mbuna
utaka
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:Animalia
gptkbp:notableFor speciation
diverse coloration
adaptive radiation
gptkbp:notableSpecies Aulonocara baenschi
Aulonocara jacobfreibergi
Aulonocara nyassae
Aulonocara stuartgranti
Copadichromis azureus
Copadichromis borleyi
Copadichromis virginalis
Cynotilapia afra
Cyrtocara moorii
Dimidiochromis compressiceps
Iodotropheus sprengerae
Labeotropheus fuelleborni
Labidochromis caeruleus
Maylandia zebra
Melanochromis auratus
Nimbochromis venustus
Otopharynx lithobates
Otopharynx tetrastigma
Petrotilapia tridentiger
Placidochromis electra
Placidochromis johnstoni
Placidochromis milomo
Placidochromis phenochilus
Placidochromis polli
Protomelas spilonotus
Protomelas taeniolatus
Pseudotropheus demasoni
Pseudotropheus saulosi
Sciaenochromis fryeri
Tropheops tropheops
gptkbp:numberOfSpecies over 700
gptkbp:order gptkb:Cichliformes
gptkbp:phylum gptkb:Chordata
gptkbp:popularFor aquarium trade
gptkbp:range from a few centimeters to over 30 cm
gptkbp:reproduction mouthbrooding
gptkbp:studiedBy evolutionary biology
gptkbp:threats habitat destruction
overfishing
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:African_Cichlid_Exhibit
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7