''Alticorpus peterdaviesi'' is a species of

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in the family of

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. It is

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. It is found in the southern part of the lake, in areas where the substrate consists of "diatom ooze" and

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s probably form the major part of its diet.

Etymology

The specific name honours Peter Davies, an exporter of live fish from Lake Malawi who provided great assistance to the

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References

* Kazembe, J., Makocho, P. & Mailosi, A. 2005.
Alticorpus peterdaviesi

2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
Downloaded on 3 August 2007. Fish of Malawi peterdaviesi Taxa named by Warren E. Burgess Taxa named by Herbert R. Axelrod Fish described in 1973 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Fish of Lake Malawi {{Pseudocrenilabrinae-stub