Stigmatochromis modestus

The Stigmatochromis modestus lives in the demersal, freshwater, pH range: 7.5 - 8.3, dH range: 5 - 30 environment.

Stigmatochromis modestus is a species of fish in the Cichlidae family. It is found in Malawi, Mozambique, and Tanzania. Its natural habitat is freshwater lakes. References - * Kasembe, J. 2005. More

Stigmatochromis modestus, head of holotype, photo copyright More

Stigmatochromis modestus male at Likoma Island, Lake Malawi . Photo by Ad Konings. determiner Ad Konings. Stigmatochromis modestus (Günther, 1894) - Curator: Ad Konings. Last updated on 10-Aug-2007. More

Stigmatochromis modestus (first exported 15 years ago) still has good demand especially when available as small bred items. Photo by A. Konings. Recently described as Otopharnyx spelaeotes, this fish used to by sold as Stigmatochromis King Cave from Malawi. More

Common names

Chisawasawa in Nyanja
Petohautoja in Finnish (suomen kieli)
Stigmatochromis modestus in French (français)
静点丽鱼 in Mandarin Chinese
靜點麗魚 in Mandarin Chinese

Order : Perciformes
Family : Cichlidae
Genus : Stigmatochromis
Species : Stigmatochromis modestus
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