Small green utaka

Small green utaka
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Cichlidae
Genus:	Nyassachromis
Species:	N. leuciscus
Binomial name
	Nyassachromis leuciscus; (Regan, 1922)
Synonyms
	Haplochromis leuciscus Regan, 1922; Cyrtocara leucisca (Regan, 1922); Cyrtocara leuciscus (Regan, 1922);

The small green utaka (Nyassachromis leuciscus) is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi where it prefers areas with a sandy substrate. This species can reach a length of 16 centimetres (6.3 in) TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.^[2]

References

^ Kasembe, J. 2006. Nyassachromis leuciscus. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 5 May 2013.
^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Nyassachromis leuciscus" in FishBase. April 2013 version.

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[1] Kasembe, J. 2006. Nyassachromis leuciscus. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 5 May 2013.

[2] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Nyassachromis leuciscus" in FishBase. April 2013 version.

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