| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
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| Animalia | Chordata | Actinopterygii | Perciformes | Cichlidae |
| Scientific Name: | Protomelas insignis | |||
| Species Authority: | (Trewavas, 1935) | |||
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| Red List Category & Criteria: | Least Concern ver 3.1 |
| Year Published: | 2006 |
| Date Assessed: | 2006-01-31 |
| Assessor(s): | Kasembe, J. |
| Reviewer(s): | Snoeks, J. (Freshwater Fish Red List Authority) & Darwall, W. (Freshwater Biodiversity Assessment Programme) |
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Justification: Endemic to Lake Malawi where it is widespread with no known major widespread threats. |
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| Range Description: | Endemic to Lake Malawi with a lake=wide distribution. |
| Countries occurrence: | Native: Malawi; Mozambique; Tanzania, United Republic of |
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| Population: | No information available. |
| Current Population Trend: |  Unknown |
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| Habitat and Ecology: | Occurs in rocky sediment free habitats in the open water 2–3 m above the rocks. It feeds on eggs that it steals from other spawning cichlids. Territorial males have nests alongside or on top of rocks. Known as "Haplochromis One and a Half Stripe" in the aquarium trade. Max. size: 18 cm. |
| Systems: | Freshwater |
| Major Threat(s): | None known. |
| Conservation Actions: | None known. |
| Citation: | Kasembe, J. 2006. Protomelas insignis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2006: e.T61078A12429646. . Downloaded on 29 September 2016. |
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