Kingdom Animalia Order Perciformes Genus Copadichromis Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Family Cichlidae Higher classification Copadichromis | |
Scientific name Copadichromis eucinostomus People also search for Copadichromis, Cichlid | ||
Copadichromis eucinostomus is a species of fish in the Cichlidae family. It is found in Malawi, Mozambique, and Tanzania. Its natural habitat is freshwater lakes.
The Copadichromis eucinostomus is a Lekking fish, the males build sand castles. The lek member with the tallest mound of sand – almost a meter wide at the base – wins the females. These sandcastles take this ten centimeter (four inch) long animal two weeks to build.
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