Genus

Docimodus

Docimodus is a cichlid genus represented by 7 species in Lake Malawi in this atlas, mapped from 8 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
2 + 5 forms
Records
8
Recorded depth
—
Found in
Lake Malawi
Type species
Docimodus johnstoni Boulenger 1897

Where the genus has been recorded

8 georeferenced records (GBIF) across 7 species. Filter the cloud to a single species, or switch to satellite imagery.

8 records

Occurrence records: GBIF.org. Each point is a georeferenced observation or museum specimen.

The 2 species

Every species in the genus recorded in this atlas, with its 5 documented collection-point forms linked inline. 2 have full researched profiles; all link to their distribution and water tolerances.

Eccles & Lewis, 1976

2 records

Boulenger, 1897

1 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.

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