Kingdom Animalia Order Perciformes Genus Sciaenochromis Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Family Cichlidae Higher classification Sciaenochromis | |
Scientific name Sciaenochromis psammophilus Similar Sciaenochromis, Cichlid, Stigmatochromis modestus, One‑and‑a‑half‑stripe hap, Trematocranus placodon | ||
The electric blue kande (Sciaenochromis psammophilus) is a species of cichlid fish endemic to Lake Malawi where it prefers waters with a sandy substrate at depths of from 5 to 30 metres (16 to 98 ft). It can reach a length of 11.6 centimetres (4.6 in) SL.
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