Male at Thumbi West Island
A male of Nyassachromis leuciscus at Thumbi West Island, Lake Malawi [Malawi]. Photo by Ad Konings. (09-Aug-2006). determiner Ad Konings

Last updated on:
28-Jan-2022

Nyassachromis leuciscus (Regan, 1922)

Chidyamphoka.


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Original description as Haplochromis leuciscus:

ZooBank:2D65E564-D22C-4EEB-9139-A3763C134746.

  • Regan, Charles Tate. 1922. "The Cichlid Fishes of Lake Nyassa". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1921(pt 4)36:675-727 (crc00066)

Conservation: Nyassachromis leuciscus is evaluated by the international union for the conservation of nature in the iucn red list of threatened species as (DD) data deficient (2018).