Verduya's hap

Verduya's hap (Copadichromis trimaculatus) is a species of haplochromine cichlid which is endemic to Lake Malawi where it has a lake wide range and so is found in Malawi, Mozambique, and Tanzania. This species occurs in open water, sometimes forming large shoals.[2]

Verduya's hap
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Copadichromis
Species:
C. trimaculatus
Binomial name
Copadichromis trimaculatus
(Iles, 1960)
Synonyms[2]
  • Haplochromis trimaculatus Iles, 1960
  • Cyrtocara trimaculata (Iles, 1960)

References
  1. Konings, A.; Kazembe, J.; Makocho, P.; Mailosi, A. (2019). "Copadichromis trimaculatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T60876A155042476. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T60876A155042476.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). "Copadichromis trimaculatus" in FishBase. June 2018 version.


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