Freshly collected individual
Rhamphochromis woodi freshly collected individual from Nkhata Bay, Lake Malawi [Malawi]. Photo by Martin Genner. determiner Ad Konings

Last updated on:
14-Mar-2022

Rhamphochromis woodi Regan, 1922

Ncheni.


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Original description as Rhamphochromis woodi:

ZooBank:E88ED791-0407-4742-BCC5-60EF3498DE1F.

  • Regan, Charles Tate. 1922. "The Cichlid Fishes of Lake Nyassa". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1921(pt 4)36:675-727 (crc00066)

Conservation: Rhamphochromis woodi is evaluated by the international union for the conservation of nature in the iucn red list of threatened species as (LC) least concern (2018). Rhamphochromis woodi is a common species, it is not targeted by the ornamental fish trade, but is regularly caught on hook and line by subsistence fishermen. Currently no major, widespread threats are known (Konings, 2020).