Scientific name : Platygnathochromis melanotus
ID (photo) number: 094



[photo source: Ad Konnings (1995)]

Local name(s) found in 20 villages in Malawi
01) Chakhuta (Tonga in Kande, Nkhata Bay Dis.)
02) Chikonkholo (Tonga/Tumbuka in Msaka, Mangochi Dis.)
03) Chimeza (Tonga in Chindozwa, Nkhata Bay Dis.)
04) Chindongo cha m'phiri (Yao in Chindongo, Mangochi Dis.)
05) Kale (Nyanja in Mbwazulu, Mangochi Dis.)
06) Kamthemba (Nyanja in Kasankha, Mangochi Dis.)
07) Katukuliyi (Tonga in Chintheche, Nkhata Bay Dis.)
08) Khota (Tonga in Dindano, Nkhata Bay Dis.)
09) Konkholo (Tonga/Tumbuka in Chizale, Mangochi Dis.)
10) Misheki (Tonga in Sanga, Nkhata Bay Dis.)
11) Njokoholi (Tonga/Tumbuka/Nyanja in Masasa, Mangochi Dis.)
12) Sasamchenga (Tonga in Kande, Nkhata Bay Dis.)
13) Thondo (Nyanja in Cape Maclear, Mangochi Dis.)
14) Tong'o (Yao in Matomondo, Mangochi Dis.)
15) Yela la ntcheti (Tonga in Ngala, Nkhotakota Dis.)

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