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 All Fishes Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Sargochromis mellandi (Boulenger, 1905) |
| Common Name | Snaileater |
| Type Locality | Lake Bangwelo [Bangweolo], Zambia. |
| Synonym(s) | Haplochromis mellandi, Hemihaplochromis mellandi, Paratilapia mellandi, Serranochromis mellandi |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 200mm or 7.9" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Africa: Chambeshi River and Lake Bengweulu, Luapula-Moero system in Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zambia. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2009. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7) v. 16 (no. 96) (art. 72), pp 646 |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
| Wishlists | Love this species? Click the heart to add it to your wish list. There is no wish to keep this species. |
| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
| Forum BBCode | |
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 | Look up S. mellandi on Encyclopedia of Life |
 | Look up S. mellandi on Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| LFS label creator ARN ref:3.42.452.2817 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:41 (species record created: 2010 Dec 19 01:10) |