Stigmatochromis
Stigmatochromis is a cichlid genus represented by 35 species in Lake Malawi in this atlas, mapped from 43 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
- 10 + 25 forms
- Records
- 43
- Recorded depth
- —
- Found in
- Lake Malawi
- Type species
- Stigmatochromis woodi — described as Haplochromis woodi Regan 1922
Where the genus has been recorded
43 georeferenced records (GBIF) across 35 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 10 species
Every species in the genus recorded in this atlas, with its 25 documented collection-point forms linked inline. 10 have full researched profiles; all link to their distribution and water tolerances.
Stigmatochromis modestus
Profile(Cape Kaiser, Likoma Island, Londo Bay, Mbenji Island, Nakantenga Island, Namalenje Island)
6 records
Stigmatochromis woodi
Profile(Chimwalani Reef, Gome, Luwala Reef, Mbenji Island, Otter Point)
4 records
Stigmatochromis melanchros
ProfileStauffer, Cleaver-Yoder & Konings, 2011
(Chiofu, Luwala Reef, Mazinzi Reef)
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.