Dimidiochromis kiwinge is a species of haplochromine cichlid which is found in Lake Malawi and Lake Malombe in Malawi, Mozambique, and Tanzania. Its natural habitat is freshwater lakes.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Genus: | Dimidiochromis |
| Species: | D. kiwinge
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| Dimidiochromis kiwinge (Ahl, 1926)
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This species is normally found in the vicinity of rocks, although it frequently forms offshore shoals and is a common predator on the surface near the shore where it feeds on small fishes, especially utaka and Lake Malawi sardines. It either hunts in pairs or in large groups.[2] The females are mouthbrooders and while they are brooding young they remain in midwater until the fry are released.[1] This species is a lek breeder in which the males create raised bowls in the substrate near to each other and compete for the attention of the females which are ready to spawn.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b Konings, A.; Kazembe, J.; Makocho, P. (2019). "Dimidiochromis kiwinge". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T60892A155043572. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T60892A155043572.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Dimidiochromis kiwinge". FishBase. June 2018 version.
- ^ "Dimidiochromis kiwinge". The Cichlid Forum. 25 June 2018. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
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