Cheilochromis euchilus

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	ACTINOPTERYGII	PERCIFORMES	CICHLIDAE

Scientific Name:	Cheilochromis euchilus
Species Authority:	(Trewavas, 1935)
Common Name/s: English – Malawi Thicklip

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Least Concern     ver 3.1
Year Published:	2006
Assessor/s:	Kazembe, J. & Makocho, P.
Reviewer/s:	Snoeks, J. (Freshwater Fish Red List Authority) & Darwall, W. (Freshwater Biodiversity Assessment Programme)
Justification: Widespread throughout Lake Malawi with no recorded major decline in population.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	Endemic to Lake Malawi. Widely distributed in the lake.
Countries:	Native: Malawi
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Population [top]

Population:	No information available.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:

Common in the intermediate habitat and over sand. Mainly occurs in the shallow waters, not deeper than 8 m. It has fleshy lips that it uses to seal crevices between rocks when it sucks out small organisms hiding within the rock. Males in breeding colouration observed in the rocky areas of the intermediate habitat. Mouthbrooding females hide among rocks and stay solitary. Known as "Haplochromis Euchilus" in the aquarium trade.

Systems:

Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):

No information available.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:

No information available.

Bibliography [top]

Eccles, D.H. and Trewavas, E. 1989. Malawian cichlid fishes. The classification of some Haplochromine genera. Lake Fish Movies, Herten, Germany. IUCN. 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 04 May 2006. Konings, A. 1990. Konings's Book of Cichlids and All the Other Fishes of Lake Malawi. T.F.H. Publications, Inc., Neptune City New Jersey.