Ctenopharynx pictus

Ctenopharynx pictus
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cichliformes
Family:	Cichlidae
Genus:	Ctenopharynx
Species:	C. pictus
Binomial name
	Ctenopharynx pictus; (Trewavas, 1935)
Synonyms
	Haplochromis nitidus Trewavas, 1935; Cyrtocara nitida (Trewavas, 1935); Cyrtocara nitidus (Trewavas, 1935); Otopharynx nitidus (Trewavas, 1935);

Ctenopharynx pictus is a species of fish in the family Cichlidae. It is restricted to Lake Malawi. It occurs throughout much of the lake, but mainly in rocky habitats at depths of 7–30 m (23–98 ft).^[1] It is a mouthbrooder, but the female will often release the young near nesting kampango catfish. Their young are then brought up together.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b Konings, A.; Kazembe, J.; Makocho, P. (2019). "Ctenopharynx pictus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T60898A155044138. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T60898A155044138.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Ctenopharynx pictus". FishBase. June 2018 version.
^ McKaye, K.R. (1985). Cichlid–catfish mutualistic defence of young in Lake Malawi, Africa. Oceologia 66: 358–363.

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[iucn_status_17_November_2021-1] Konings, A.; Kazembe, J.; Makocho, P. (2019). "Ctenopharynx pictus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T60898A155044138. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T60898A155044138.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.

[FishBase-2] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Ctenopharynx pictus". FishBase. June 2018 version.

[3] McKaye, K.R. (1985). Cichlid–catfish mutualistic defence of young in Lake Malawi, Africa. Oceologia 66: 358–363.

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