Lowveld largemouth
Encyclopedia
The lowveld largemouth (Serranochromis meridianus) is a species of fish
in the Cichlidae family. It is endemic to South Africa
and Mozambique
.
Fish
Fish are a paraphyletic group of organisms that consist of all gill-bearing aquatic vertebrate animals that lack limbs with digits. Included in this definition are the living hagfish, lampreys, and cartilaginous and bony fish, as well as various extinct related groups...
in the Cichlidae family. It is endemic to South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
and Mozambique
Mozambique
Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique , is a country in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west and Swaziland and South Africa to the southwest...
.
Source
- Skelton, P. 1996. Serranochromis meridianus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 5 August 2007.