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Scientific Name Protomelas taeniolatus  (Trewavas, 1935)
Common Names Haplochromis Red Empress
Haplochromis Fire Blue, Spindle Hap
Type Locality Southern end of Lake Malawi [Lake Nyasa], southeastern Africa.
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Size 113mm or 4.4" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution Africa: Endemic to Lake Malawi where it is widely distributed.
African Waters, Zambesi, Malawi (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2018.
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 10) v. 16 (no. 91) (art. 6), pp 83, 93.
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Last Update 2019 Oct 26 07:49 (species record created: 2013 Jan 17 09:14)