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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, Cyrtocara ahli, Haplochromis ahli
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) Login to view the 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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Last Update	2025 Jan 01 12:45 (species record created: 2013 Apr 07 16:55)