/perciformes/cichlidae/sciaenochromis/ahli/1.jpg "Sciaenochromis ahli")
Male/perciformes/cichlidae/sciaenochromis/ahli/2.jpg "Sciaenochromis ahli")
Female/perciformes/cichlidae/sciaenochromis/ahli/3.jpg "Sciaenochromis ahli")
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| Scientific Name | Sciaenochromis ahli (Trewavas, 1935) |
| Common Names | Electric Blue Hap Ahls Blauer Haplochromis (Germany) |
| Type Locality | Near Langenburg, Lake Malawi [Lake Nyasa], southeastern Africa. |
| Synonym(s) | Haplochromis ahli, Haplochromis serranoides |
| Etymology | Named for Dr. Ernst Ahl who originally descibed this species as Haplochromis serranoides. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 200mm or 7.9" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Africa: Endemic to Lake Malawi. African Waters, Zambesi, Malawi (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2018. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Feeding | Sciaenochromis are piscivores (fish-eaters)in the wild but will eat prepared foods in the aquarium. User data. |
| Breeding | Mouthbrooder. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 10) v. 16 (no. 91) (art. 6), pp 86, 101. |
| Registered Keepers | There is but a single registered keeper, view all "my fish" data. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 3 records of this fish being seen, view them all. |
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| Last Update | 2020 Oct 08 15:36 (species record created: 2013 Apr 07 16:55) |