Nyassachromis purpurans

Nyassachromis purpurans
Nyassachromis purpurans
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Nyassachromis
Species: N. purpurans
Binomial name
Nyassachromis purpurans
(Trewavas, 1935)

Nyassachromis purpurans is a species of fish in the Cichlidae family. It is endemic to Malawi. Its natural habitat is freshwater lakes. Included in the group of open water mouthbrooders called "Utaka" by the native Malawians. The male is a light iridescent blue with ornate yellow fins tipped with a black stripe and grows to a length of 5 to 6 inches, in contrast the female is a drab silver-gray with yellow tipped fins and reaches 3-4 inches.

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