Electric Blue
Sciaenochromis fryeri
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Fish
Sciaenochromis fryeri is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi, where it is found along the rocky coastal areas at depths of 10 to 40 metres. This is the bright-blue fish widely sold in the aquarium trade as the "electric blue hap", a common name also applied to the lighter blue and much less common Sciaenochromis ahli. This fish can reach a length of 11.5 centimetres (4.5 in) SL. The specific name honours Geoffrey Fryer who was Fisheries Research Officer, Joint Fisheries Research Organisation of Northern Rhodesia and Nyasaland.
Classification
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Cichliformes
- Family
- Cichlidae
- Genus
- Sciaenochromis