Lethrinops macracanthus

The Lethrinops macracanthus lives in the demersal, freshwater, depth range 35 - 65 m environment.

The Lethrinops macracanthus is classified as Endangered (EN), considered to be facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild.

Lethrinops macracanthus is a species of fish in the Cichlidae family. It is endemic to Malawi. Its natural habitat is freshwater lakes. It is threatened by habitat loss. More

Lethrinops macracanthus freshly collected from the South East Arm of Lake Malawi . Photo by George Turner. determiner Ad Konings. Lethrinops macracanthus Trewavas, 1931 - Last updated on 19-May-2009. - Please login to view this full profile. More

Lethrinops macracanthus on Fish Mapper TSN 649505 (Taxonomic Serial Number) Retrieved on from the Integrated Taxonomic Information System online database. This is a cached copy. More

Lethrinops macracanthus, one of the numerous vertically barred, plain silvery "trawl species" found over soft or sandy bottoms. Photo copyright More

Common names

Chisawasawa in Nyanja
Chisawasawa in Unknown
Lethrinops macracanthus in Catalan (Català)
Piikkimalawintonkija in Finnish (suomen kieli)
大刺龍占麗魚 in Mandarin Chinese
大刺龍占麗魚 in Unknown
大刺龙占丽鱼 in Mandarin Chinese
大刺龙占丽鱼 in Unknown

Order : Perciformes
Family : Cichlidae
Genus : Lethrinops
Species : Lethrinops macracanthus
Authority : Trewavas, 1931