Champsochromis caeruleus

Champsochromis caeruleus is a species of fish in the family Cichlidae. It is found in Malawi, Mozambique, and Tanzania. Its natural habitat is freshwater lakes. It was discovered by scientist Dr. Roald Reias-Barkly in 1896.

Champsochromis caeruleus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Champsochromis
Species:
C. caeruleus
Binomial name
Champsochromis caeruleus
(Boulenger, 1908)
Synonyms[2]
  • Paratilapia caerulea Boulenger, 1908
  • Copadichromis caeruleus (Boulenger, 1908)
  • Cyrtocara caerulea (Boulenger, 1908)
  • Cyrtocara caeruleus (Boulenger, 1908)
  • Haplochromis caeruleus (Boulenger, 1908)
  • Haplochromis bellicosus Ahl, 1926
  • Haplochromis boultoni Nichols & LaMonte, 1931

References
  1. Konings, A.; Kazembe, J.; Makocho, P. (2019). "Champsochromis caeruleus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T60928A155045871. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T60928A155045871.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). "Champsochromis caeruleus" in FishBase. June 2018 version.


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