Alticorpus peterdaviesi

Alticorpus peterdaviesi is a species of fish in the Cichlidae family.

The Alticorpus peterdaviesi lives in the benthopelagic, freshwater, depth range 50 - 125 m , usually 73 - 91 m environment.

Alticorpus peterdaviesi is a species of fish in the Cichlidae family. It is endemic to Malawi. Its natural habitat is freshwater lakes. References - * Kazembe, J., Makocho, P. & Mailosi, A. 2005. More

Above: The holotype of Alticorpus peterdaviesi, an adult of unspecified sex but apparently male (125 mm SL; USNM 210639), trawled off Monkey Bay, Malawi in 43 fathoms. Photo by Dr. Herbert R. Axelrod, from Fig. 1 of Burgess & Axelrod (1973); reproduced with the permission of T.F.H. More

Conservation: Alticorpus peterdaviesi is evaluated by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as (LC) Least Concern (2006). More

Common names

Alticorpus pectinatum in Catalan (Català)
Alticorpus peterdaviesi in Catalan (Català)
Chisawasawa in Nyanja
Viherluotaaja in Finnish (suomen kieli)
彼氏高身丽鱼 in Mandarin Chinese
彼氏高身麗魚 in Mandarin Chinese
梳形高身丽鱼 in Mandarin Chinese
梳形高身麗魚 in Mandarin Chinese

Order : Perciformes
Family : Cichlidae
Genus : Alticorpus
Species : Alticorpus peterdaviesi
Authority : Burgess & Axelrod,1973