Protomelas spilonotus

Protomelas spilonotus
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cichliformes
Family:	Cichlidae
Genus:	Protomelas
Species:	P. spilonotus
Binomial name
	Protomelas spilonotus; (Trewavas, 1935)
Synonyms
	Haplochromis spilonotus Trewavas, 1935; Cyrtocara spilonotus (Trewavas, 1935);

Protomelas spilonotus is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi where it prefers areas with clean, rocky substrates. This species can reach a length of 16.7 centimetres (6.6 in) TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.^[2]

References[edit]

^ Konings, A.; Kazembe, J. (2018). "Protomelas spilonotus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T61085A148673188. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T61085A148673188.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Protomelas spilonotus" in FishBase. April 2013 version.

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[iucn_status_17_November_2021-1] Konings, A.; Kazembe, J. (2018). "Protomelas spilonotus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T61085A148673188. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T61085A148673188.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.

[2] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Protomelas spilonotus" in FishBase. April 2013 version.

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