Ctenopharynx pictus

Ctenopharynx pictus is a species of fish in the family Cichlidae. It is restricted to Lake Malawi. It occurs throughout much of the lake, but mainly in rocky habitats at depths of 7–30 m (23–98 ft).^[1] It is a mouthbrooder, but the female will often release the young near nesting kampango catfish. Their young are then brought up together.^[3]

Ctenopharynx pictus
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cichliformes
Family:	Cichlidae
Genus:	Ctenopharynx
Species:	C. pictus
Binomial name
Ctenopharynx pictus (Trewavas, 1935)
Synonyms[2]
Haplochromis nitidus Trewavas, 1935 Cyrtocara nitida (Trewavas, 1935) Cyrtocara nitidus (Trewavas, 1935) Otopharynx nitidus (Trewavas, 1935)