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309:is 15 cm (5.9 in).
253:Haplochromis centropristoides
932:Taxa named by Albert Günther
922:Freshwater fish of Tanzania
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560:"Astatotilapia calliptera"
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491:Astatotilapia calliptera
442:Astatotilapia calliptera
410:Astatotilapia calliptera
377:Astatotilapia calliptera
348:and south as far as the
318:Astatotilapia calliptera
302:Astatotilapia calliptera
274:Astatotilapia calliptera
237:Haplochromis callipterus
229:Ctenochromis callipterus
195:Astatotilapia calliptera
25:Astatotilapia calliptera
937:Fish described in 1894
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907:Fish of Lake Malawi
647:. The Cichlid Forum
372:Habitat and ecology
283:eastern river bream
221:Chromis callipterus
56:Conservation status
917:Fish of Mozambique
285:, is a species of
245:Tilapia calliptera
177:A. calliptera
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382:Vallisneria
356:species in
344:, from the
326:Shire River
322:Lake Malawi
296:Description
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354:introduced
350:Save River
342:Mozambique
320:occurs in
396:They are
300:The male
171:Species:
153:Cichlidae
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103:Eukaryota
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414:aquarium
401:danger.
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