Alticorpus
Alticorpus is a cichlid genus represented by 14 species in Lake Malawi in this atlas, mapped from 14 field and museum records. A full researched overview of the genus is on the way; meanwhile, explore where each species lives below.
- Species in atlas
- 14
- Records
- 14
- Recorded depth
- 115–453 ft
- Found in
- Lake Malawi
Where the genus has been recorded
14 georeferenced records (GBIF) across 14 species. Filter the cloud to a single species, or switch to satellite imagery.
Occurrence records: GBIF.org. Each point is a georeferenced observation or museum specimen.
The 14 species
Every species in the genus recorded in this atlas. 14 have full researched profiles; all link to their distribution and water tolerances.
Alticorpus geoffreyi
ProfileSnoeks & Walapa, 2004
1 record
Alticorpus macrocleithrum
Profile(Stauffer & McKaye, 1985)
1 record · 115–453 ft
Alticorpus mentale
ProfileStauffer & McKaye, 1988
Monkey Bay cichlid
1 record
Alticorpus mentale "Narungu"
Profile1 record
Alticorpus peterdaviesi
Profile(Burgess & Axelrod, 1973)
1 record
Alticorpus profundicola
ProfileStauffer & McKaye, 1988
1 record
Alticorpus sp. "Bicuspid Bis"
Profile1 record
Alticorpus sp. "Bicuspid Bis" "Senga Bay"
Profile1 record
Alticorpus sp. "Bicuspid Small-scale"
Profile1 record
Alticorpus sp. "Bicuspid Small-scale" "Senga Bay"
Profile1 record
Alticorpus sp. "Deep Bicuspid"
Profile1 record
Alticorpus sp. "Deep Bicuspid" "Nkhotakota"
Profile1 record
Alticorpus sp. "Mentale Bicuspid"
Profile1 record
Alticorpus sp. "Mentale Bicuspid" "Senga Bay"
Profile1 record
Across the waters
The lakes and rivers in this atlas where the genus has been recorded, with how many of its species each holds.