Aristochromis
Aristochromis is a cichlid genus represented by 4 species in Lake Malawi in this atlas, mapped from 4 field and museum records. A full researched overview of the genus is on the way; meanwhile, explore where each species lives below.
- Species in atlas
- 1 + 3 forms
- Records
- 4
- Recorded depth
- 7–33 ft
- Found in
- Lake Malawi
- Type species
- Aristochromis christyi Trewavas 1935
Where the genus has been recorded
4 georeferenced records (GBIF) across 4 species. Filter the cloud to a single species, or switch to satellite imagery.
Occurrence records: GBIF.org. Each point is a georeferenced observation or museum specimen.
The 1 species
Every species in the genus recorded in this atlas, with its 3 documented collection-point forms linked inline. 1 has a full researched profile; all link to their distribution and water tolerances.
Aristochromis christyi
ProfileTrewavas, 1935
Malawi hawk
(Chinyamwezi Island, Chiwi Rocks, Luwino Reef)
1 record · 7–33 ft
Across the waters
The lakes and rivers in this atlas where the genus has been recorded, with how many of its species each holds.