Scientific name : Rhamphochromis brevis
ID (photo) number: 111



[photo source: Ad Konnings (1989)]

Local name(s) found in 20 villages in Malawi
01) Batala (Tonga in Chintheche, Nkhata Bay Dis.)
02) Batala (Tonga in Sanga, Nkhata Bay Dis.)
03) Chinomwi (Tonga in Ngala, Nkhotakota Dis.)
04) Jelewa (Nyanja in Mbwazulu, Mangochi Dis.)
05) Jelewa wammuna (Nyanja in Kasankha, Mangochi Dis.)
06) Mcheni (Tonga/Tumbuka in Msaka, Mangochi Dis.)
07) Mcheni (Nyanja in Cape Maclear, Mangochi Dis.)
08) Sangu (Tonga in Chindozwa, Nkhata Bay Dis.)
09) Sangu yakabawi (Tonga in Dindano, Nkhata Bay Dis.)
10) Sangumnthopa (Tonga in Kande, Nkhata Bay Dis.)
11) Sangwe (Tonga/Tumbuka/Nyanja in Masasa, Mangochi Dis.)
12) Tsungwa (Nyanja in Malembo, Mangochi Dis.)
13) Tsungwa (Yao in Matomondo, Mangochi Dis.)
14) Tsungwa (Yao in Chindongo, Mangochi Dis.)

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