Male at Linganjala Reef
A male of Aristochromis christyi at Linganjala Reef, Chizumulu Island, Lake Malawi [Malawi]. Photo by Ad Konings. determiner Ad Konings

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27-Jun-2008

Aristochromis christyi Trewavas, 1935


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Original description as Aristochromis christyi:

ZooBank:33CA08AE-6C52-4902-9FBF-6CD5F050762F.

  • Trewavas, Ethelwynn. 1935. "A Synopsis of the Cichlid Fishes of Lake Nyasa". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. Series 10:65-118 (crc00118)

Conservation: Aristochromis christyi is evaluated by the international union for the conservation of nature in the iucn red list of threatened species as (LC) least concern (2018). Population density is very low in all known areas.