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Protomelas dejunctus

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Fire blue hap
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Protomelas
Species:
P. dejunctus
Binomial name
Protomelas dejunctus
Stauffer, 1993

Protomelas dejunctus, the fire blue hap, is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi where it is only known from around Chinyankwazi Island and Chinyamwezi Island in the southern portion of the lake. It is known from depths of from 2 to 10 metres (6.6 to 32.8 ft). This species can reach a length of 13.8 centimetres (5.4 in) SL.[2] Some authorities have revised this taxon's status to that of a subspecies of Protomelas taeniolatus.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Kasembe, J. (2018) [amended version of 2006 assessment]. "Protomelas taeniolatus ssp. dejunctus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T61076A135712120. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T61076A135712120.en.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Protomelas dejunctus". FishBase. April 2013 version.