Nimbochromis
| Nimbochromis | |
|---|---|
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata (mul)  |
| Class | Actinopteri (mul) |
| Order | Blenniiformes (mul) |
| Dangi | Cichlidae (mul)
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genus (en)  | Nimbochromis Eccles & Trewavas, 1989
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Nimbochromis wani nau'in cichlids ne na haplochromine, galibi suna da alaƙa da Tafkin Malawi a Gabashin Afirka . An san su da cichlids masu barci ko kaligono ("masu barci" a Chichewa ) saboda halayen farautarsu na musamman: waɗannan nau'ikan piscivorous galibi ana ganin su suna kwance ba tare da motsi ba a ƙasan tafkin kusa da duwatsu inda mbuna ke zaune, har ma suna ɗaukar matsayi na gefe wanda ba a saba gani ba a cikin kifaye masu rai. Lokacin da ƙananan kifaye suka kusanci, Nimbochromis za su "tashi" su yi ƙoƙarin kama su daga kwanton bauna . Launin su yana da tsari mai duhu mara tsari a kan bango mai haske (yana ba su sunan su na yau da kullun ) wanda ke ba da ɓoyewa, amma kuma ana zargin cewa – aƙalla a wasu nau'ikan – yana canzawa zuwa kwaikwayon tashin hankali ( mutuwa a bayyane ) ta hanyar kwaikwayon gawar kifi mai ruɓewa don haka yana jawo hankalin masu farauta zuwa ga mutuwarsu.
Nau'o'i
[gyara sashe | gyara masomin]A halin yanzu akwai nau'ikan halittu guda biyar da aka sani a cikin wannan nau'in:
- Nimbochromis fuscotaeniatus ( Regan, 1922) (Spothead Hap, Fuscotaeniatus Hap)
- Nimbochromis linni ( WE Burgess & HR Axelrod, 1975)
- Nimbochromis livingstonii ( Günther, 1894) (Livingston's Cichlid)
- Nimbochromis polystigma ( Regan, 1922)
- Nimbochromis venustus ( Boulenger, 1908) (Giraffe Hap, Venustus Hap)