Taeniochromis holotaenia

It is found in Malawi, Mozambique, and Tanzania.

The Taeniochromis holotaenia lives in the demersal, freshwater, depth range 7 - 61 m environment.

Taeniochromis holotaenia is a ray-finned fish species in the family Cichlidae. It is the only member of the genus Taeniochromis. It is found in Malawi, Mozambique, and Tanzania. Its natural habitat is freshwater lakes. More

Taeniochromis holotaenia in my aquarium - Personal notes: This Malawi Hap that used to be relatively rare and expensive, is not very spectacular in my opinion. More

Above: Taeniochromis holotaenia is the only member of its genus, and was named for the continuous dark band that runs from the snout along the midline of the body to the base of the caudal fin. More

Taeniochromis holotaenia male in the aquarium. Photo by Ad Konings. determiner Ad Konings. Taeniochromis holotaenia (Regan, 1922) - Curator: Ad Konings. - Please login to view this full profile. More

Taeniochromis holotaenia on Fish Mapper TSN 649324 (Taxonomic Serial Number) Retrieved on from the Integrated Taxonomic Information System online database. This is a cached copy. More

Common names

Chigong'o chandembera cha blue in Tonga (faka Tonga)
Chigong'o chandembera cha blue in Tumbuka
Chigong'u wa ndembera in Tonga (faka Tonga)
Chigunda wanthu in Yao
Kambuzi in Nyanja
Sapu in Tumbuka
Taeniochromis holotaenia in French (français)
全带纹丽鱼 in Mandarin Chinese
全帶紋麗魚 in Mandarin Chinese

Order : Perciformes
Family : Cichlidae
Genus : Taeniochromis
Species : Taeniochromis holotaenia
Authority : Regan, 1922