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Malawisjön

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Malawisjön är den nionde största sjön i världen med en yta på ca 31 000 km². Sjön är 602 km lång och ca 87 km bred på det bredaste avsnittet. Det största djupet är ca 700 meter och medeldjupet är 273 m, vattenytan ligger 472 meter över havsnivån. Sjön gränsar till länderna Tanzania, Moçambique och Malawi. Malawisjöns utlopp är floden Shire som är en biflod till Zambezi.

Denna väldiga sjö som är en av världens äldsta sjöar är en del av gravsänkan Rift Valley. Den uppskattas vara mellan en och två miljoner år gammal och på grund av det tropiska klimatet är vattnet ständigt skiktat med ett varmt lager nära ytan och ett kallare lager under detta. Vattnet är mycket klart. Vattennivån varierar med årstiderna, men även i längre cykler som sträcker sig över flera år. Under den mycket långa tidsperiod som sjön har varit isolerad ifrån de andra afrikanska sjöarna har här utvecklats mer än 600 olika ciklidarter som är endemiska till Malawisjön. Många av de olika arterna är specialiserade för att leva i de olika miljöer som finns i sjön, de flesta arterna är också mycket färgglada. Malawiciklider är bland de vackraste och intressantaste fiskarna man kan hålla i ett akvarium.

Ciklider från Malawisjön brukar oftast delas upp i undergrupperna:

• Aulonocara


• Haplochromis


• Mbunas


• Övriga

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Alticorpus geoffreyi

Alticorpus macrocleithrum

Alticorpus mentale

Alticorpus peterdaviesi

Alticorpus profundicola

Aristochromis christyi

Aulonocara aquilonium

Aulonocara auditor

Aulonocara baenschi

Aulonocara brevinidus

Aulonocara ethelwynnae

Aulonocara gertrudae

Aulonocara guentheri

Aulonocara hueseri

Aulonocara jacobfreibergi

Aulonocara kandeense

Aulonocara koningsi

Aulonocara korneliae

Aulonocara maylandi

Aulonocara nyassae

Aulonocara "fire fish"

Aulonocara "OB"

Aulonocara rostratum

Aulonocara saulosi

Aulonocara sp. "chitande type kande"

Aulonocara sp. "chitande type masinje"

Aulonocara sp. "chitande type mozambique"

Aulonocara sp. "chitande type nkhomo"

Aulonocara sp. "chitande type north"

Aulonocara sp. "jalo"

Aulonocara sp. "lwanda"

Aulonocara sp. "nyassae mumbo"

Aulonocara sp. "pyramid"

Aulonocara sp. "stuartgranti maleri"

Aulonocara sp. "trematocranus masinje"

Aulonocara sp. "walteri"

Aulonocara sp. "yellow collar"

Aulonocara stonemani

Aulonocara stuartgranti

Aulonocara trematocephala

Buccochromis heterotaenia

Buccochromis lepturus

Buccochromis nototaenia

Buccochromis rhoadesii

Buccochromis spectabilis

Caprichromis liemi

Caprichromis orthognathus

Champsochromis caeruleus

Champsochromis spilorhynchus

Chilotilapia euchilus

Chilotilapia rhoadesii

Chindongo ater

Chindongo bellicosus

Chindongo cyaneus

Chindongo demasoni

Chindongo elongatus

Chindongo flavus

Chindongo heteropictus

Chindongo longior

Chindongo minutus

Chindongo saulosi

Chindongo socolofi

Copadichromis atripinnis

Copadichromis azureus

Copadichromis borleyi

Copadichromis chizumuluensis

Copadichromis chrysonotus

Copadichromis cyaneus

Copadichromis cyanocephalus

Copadichromis diplostigma

Copadichromis geertsi

Copadichromis ilesi

Copadichromis insularis

Copadichromis jacksoni

Copadichromis likomae

Copadichromis mbenjii

Copadichromis melas

Copadichromis mloto

Copadichromis nkatae

Copadichromis parvus

Copadichromis pleurostigma

Copadichromis pleurostigmoides

Copadichromis quadrimaculatus

Copadichromis sp. "azureus jalo"

Copadichromis sp. "chitimba"

Copadichromis sp. "chizumuluensis londo"

Copadichromis sp. "fire-crest mloto"

Copadichromis sp. "flavimanus lundu"

Copadichromis sp. "grey"

Copadichromis sp. "kawanga"

Copadichromis sp. "kawanga no-spot"

Copadichromis sp. "likomae masinje"

Copadichromis sp. "lupingu blue"

Copadichromis sp. "maison"

Copadichromis sp. "makanjila"

Copadichromis sp. "mbenji blue"

Copadichromis sp. "mloto goldcrest"

Copadichromis sp. "mloto liuli"

Copadichromis sp. "mloto reef"

Copadichromis sp. "mloto undu"

Copadichromis sp. "pictus maleri"

Copadichromis sp. "quadrimaculatus yellow"

Copadichromis sp. "taiwan yellow"

Copadichromis sp. "tumbi two spot"

Copadichromis sp. "virginalis chitande"

Copadichromis sp. "virginalis gold"

Copadichromis sp. "virginalis kajose"

Copadichromis sp. "yellow black lupingu"

Copadichromis sp. "yellow jumbo"

Copadichromis trewavasae

Copadichromis trimaculatus

Copadichromis verduyni

Copadichromis virginalis

Corematodus shiranus

Corematodus taeniatus

Ctenopharynx intermedius

Ctenopharynx nitidus

Ctenopharynx pictus

Cyathochromis obliquidens

Cynotilapia afra

Cynotilapia aurifrons

Cynotilapia axelrodi

Cynotilapia chilundu

Cynotilapia sp. "blue black"

Cynotilapia sp. "chilumba deep"

Cynotilapia sp. "chinyankwazi"

Cynotilapia sp. "elongatus chitimba"

Cynotilapia sp. "elongatus mbenji blue"

Cynotilapia sp. "elongatus mdoka"

Cynotilapia sp. "elongatus ndumbi"

Cynotilapia sp. "flavus deep"

Cynotilapia sp. "hara"

Cynotilapia sp. "lion"

Cynotilapia sp. "lion chinyankwazi"

Cynotilapia sp. "lion ntekete"

Cynotilapia sp. "maleri"

Cynotilapia sp. "ndumbi"

Cynotilapia zebroides

Cyrtocara moorii

Dimidiochromis compressiceps

Dimidiochromis dimidiatus

Dimidiochromis kiwinge

Dimidiochromis strigatus

Diplotaxodon aeneus

Diplotaxodon altus

Diplotaxodon argenteus

Diplotaxodon ecclesi

Diplotaxodon greenwoodi

Diplotaxodon limnothrissa

Diplotaxodon longimaxilla

Diplotaxodon macrops

Diplotaxodon sp. "holochromis"

Docimodus evelynae

Docimodus johnstoni

Exochochromis anagenys

Fossorochromis rostratus

Genyochromis mento

Gephyrochromis lawsi

Gephyrochromis moorii

Gephyrochromis sp. "patricki minos"

Gephyrochromis sp. "sand"

Gephyrochromis sp. "sand black-fin"

Gephyrochromis sp. "zebroides"

Hemitaeniochromis brachyrhynchus

Hemitaeniochromis sp. "insignis mumbo"

Hemitaeniochromis sp. "spilopterus blue"

Hemitaeniochromis sp. "spilopterus yellow"

Hemitaeniochromis spilopterus

Hemitaeniochromis urotaenia

Hemitilapia oxyrhyncha

Iodotropheus sp. "londo"

Iodotropheus sprengerae

Iodotropheus stuartgranti

Labeotropheus artatorostris

Labeotropheus chlorosiglos

Labeotropheus fuelleborni

Labeotropheus simoneae

Labeotropheus trewavasae

Labidochromis caeruleus

Labidochromis chisumulae

Labidochromis flavigulis

Labidochromis freibergi

Labidochromis gigas

Labidochromis heterodon

Labidochromis ianthinus

Labidochromis joanjohnsonae

Labidochromis lividus

Labidochromis maculicauda

Labidochromis mathothoi

Labidochromis mbenjii

Labidochromis mylodon

Labidochromis pallidus

Labidochromis shiranus

Labidochromis sp. "blue bar"

Labidochromis sp. "caeruleus brown"

Labidochromis sp. "caeruleus chilucha"

Labidochromis sp. "caeruleus jalo"

Labidochromis sp. "chisumulae mbweca"

Labidochromis sp. "gigas chidunga"

Labidochromis sp. "gigas chilumba"

Labidochromis sp. "gigas cobwe"

Labidochromis sp. "gigas lupingu"

Labidochromis sp. "gigas mara"

Labidochromis sp. "gigas pombo"

Labidochromis sp. "hongi"

Labidochromis sp. "hora"

Labidochromis sp. "likomae"

Labidochromis sp. "lividus mozambique"

Labidochromis sp. "lividus nkhungu"

Labidochromis sp. "lundu blue"

Labidochromis sp. "mara"

Labidochromis sp. "mbamba"

Labidochromis sp. "perlmutt"

Labidochromis sp. "textilis blue"

Labidochromis sp. "textilis cobalt"

Labidochromis sp. "zebra eastern"

Labidochromis strigatus

Labidochromis textilis

Labidochromis vellicans

Labidochromis zebroides

Lethrinops albus

Lethrinops altus

Lethrinops argenteus

Lethrinops auritus

Lethrinops christyi

Lethrinops furcifer

Lethrinops gossei

Lethrinops leptodon

Lethrinops lethrinus

Lethrinops longimanus

Lethrinops longipinnis

Lethrinops lunaris

Lethrinops macracanthus

Lethrinops macrochir

Lethrinops macrophthalmus

Lethrinops marginatus

Lethrinops micrentodon

Lethrinops microdon

Lethrinops microstoma

Lethrinops mylodon

Lethrinops parvidens

Lethrinops sp. "aulonocara type"

Lethrinops sp. "auritus lion"

Lethrinops sp. "auritus selewa"

Lethrinops sp. "black chin"

Lethrinops sp. "boadzulu"

Lethrinops sp. "christyi fort maguire"

Lethrinops sp. "deep-water albus"

Lethrinops sp. "longimanus likoma"

Lethrinops sp. "longipinnis deep-water"

Lethrinops sp. "longipinnis ntekete"

Lethrinops sp. "longipinnis white-lappets"

Lethrinops sp. "macrochir mumbo"

Lethrinops sp. "macrochir nkhudzi"

Lethrinops sp. "macrophthalmus goldhead"

Lethrinops sp. "marginatus liuli"

Lethrinops sp. "mbasi"

Lethrinops sp. "mbenji deep"

Lethrinops sp. "mbenji roundhead"

Lethrinops sp. "mdoka red"

Lethrinops sp. "micrentodon makokola"

Lethrinops sp. "nyassae"

Lethrinops sp. "red bar"

Lethrinops sp. "red cap"

Lethrinops sp. "red cap tsano"

Lethrinops sp. "silver crescent"

Lethrinops sp. "yellow chest"

Lethrinops sp. "yellow collar"

Lethrinops stridei

Lethrinops turneri

Lichnochromis acuticeps

Mchenga conophorus

Mchenga cyclicos

Mchenga eucinostomus

Mchenga flavimanus

Mchenga inornata

Mchenga thinos

Melanochromis auratus

Melanochromis baliodigma

Melanochromis chipokae

Melanochromis dialeptos

Melanochromis heterochromis

Melanochromis kaskazini

Melanochromis lepidiadaptes

Melanochromis loriae

Melanochromis melanopterus

Melanochromis mossambiquensis

Melanochromis mpoto

Melanochromis robustus

Melanochromis simulans

Melanochromis sp. "robustus mbenji"

Melanochromis vermivorus

Melanochromis wochepa

Metriaclima aurora

Metriaclima barlowi

Metriaclima benetos

Metriaclima callainos

Metriaclima chrysomallos

Metriaclima cyneusmarginatus

Metriaclima emmiltos

Metriaclima estherae

Metriaclima fainzilberi

Metriaclima flavicauda

Metriaclima flavifemina

Metriaclima glaucos

Metriaclima greshakei

Metriaclima hajomaylandi

Metriaclima koningsi

Metriaclima lanisticola

Metriaclima lombardoi

Metriaclima lundoense

Metriaclima mbenjii

Metriaclima midomo

Metriaclima mossambicus

Metriaclima nigrodorsalis

Metriaclima nkhunguensis

Metriaclima "korallzebra"

Metriaclima pambazuko

Metriaclima phaeos

Metriaclima pulpican

Metriaclima pyrsonotos

Metriaclima sciasma

Metriaclima sp. "aggressive bars"

Metriaclima sp. "aggressive greyhead"

Metriaclima sp. "aggressive zebra maleri"

Metriaclima sp. "aurora bevous"

Metriaclima sp. "black dorsal mbenji"

Metriaclima sp. "boadzulu"

Metriaclima sp. "cave manda"

Metriaclima sp. "chinyankwazi"

Metriaclima sp. "daktari"

Metriaclima sp. "dolphin"

Metriaclima sp. "dumpy"

Metriaclima sp. "dumpy chitimba"

Metriaclima sp. "dumpy tanzania"

Metriaclima sp. "elongatus bee"

Metriaclima sp. "elongatus chailosi"

Metriaclima sp. "elongatus chewere"

Metriaclima sp. "elongatus chidunga"

Metriaclima sp. "elongatus goldbar"

Metriaclima sp. "elongatus linganjala"

Metriaclima sp. "elongatus ngkuyo"

Metriaclima sp. "estherae blueface"

Metriaclima sp. "hajomaylandi pombo"

Metriaclima sp. "kingsizei lupingu"

Metriaclima sp. "kingsizei masimbwe"

Metriaclima sp. "lanisticola north"

Metriaclima sp. "lime"

Metriaclima sp. "lime jalo"

Metriaclima sp. "lime nkhomo"

Metriaclima sp. "mbweca"

Metriaclima sp. "msobo"

Metriaclima sp. "msobo heteropictus"

Metriaclima sp. "red top gallireya"

Metriaclima sp. "taiwan"

Metriaclima sp. "taiwan masimbwe"

Metriaclima sp. "zebra chilumba"

Metriaclima sp. "zebra gold"

Metriaclima sp. "zebra long pelvic"

Metriaclima sp. "zebra mbowe"

Metriaclima sp. "zebra patricki"

Metriaclima sp. "zebra ruarwe"

Metriaclima sp. "zebra yellow tail"

Metriaclima tarakiki

Metriaclima usisyae

Metriaclima xanstomachus

Metriaclima xanthos

Metriaclima zebra

Mylochromis anaphyrmus

Mylochromis balteatus

Mylochromis chekopae

Mylochromis ensatus

Mylochromis epichoralis

Mylochromis ericotaenia

Mylochromis formosus

Mylochromis gracilis

Mylochromis guentheri

Mylochromis incola

Mylochromis labidodon

Mylochromis lateristriga

Mylochromis melanonotus

Mylochromis melanotaenia

Mylochromis mola

Mylochromis mollis

Mylochromis obtusus

Mylochromis plagiotaenia

Mylochromis sp. "balteatus mozambique"

Mylochromis sp. "chrysogaster line"

Mylochromis sp. "incola mumbo"

Mylochromis sp. "kande"

Mylochromis sp. "lateristriga makanjila"

Mylochromis sp. "lateristriga nkhata"

Mylochromis sp. "liemi small-mouth"

Mylochromis sp. "mollis chitande"

Mylochromis sp. "mollis gallireya"

Mylochromis sp. "mollis likoma"

Mylochromis sp. "mollis north"

Mylochromis sphaerodon

Mylochromis spilostichus

Mylochromis subocularis

Naevochromis chrysogaster

Nimbochromis fuscotaeniatus

Nimbochromis linni

Nimbochromis livingstonii

Nimbochromis polystigma

Nimbochromis venustus

Nyassachromis boadzulu

Nyassachromis breviceps

Nyassachromis leuciscus

Nyassachromis microcephalus

Nyassachromis nigritaeniatus

Nyassachromis prostoma

Nyassachromis purpurans

Nyassachromis serenus

Nyassachromis sp. "otter"

Oreochromis karongae

Oreochromis lidole

Oreochromis shiranus shiranus

Oreochromis squamipinnis

Otopharynx antron

Otopharynx argyrosoma

Otopharynx auromarginatus

Otopharynx brooksi

Otopharynx decorus

Otopharynx heterodon

Otopharynx lithobates

Otopharynx ovatus

Otopharynx pachycheilus

Otopharynx selenurus

Otopharynx sp. "auromarginatus goldhead"

Otopharynx sp. "auromarginatus jakuta"

Otopharynx sp. "auromarginatus mara"

Otopharynx sp. "auromarginatus margrette"

Otopharynx sp. "brooksi tanzania"

Otopharynx sp. "decorus jumbo"

Otopharynx sp. "golden blueface"

Otopharynx sp. "heterodon boadzulu"

Otopharynx sp. "heterodon likoma"

Otopharynx sp. "heterodon longnose"

Otopharynx sp. "heterodon nankumba"

Otopharynx sp. "ovatus likoma"

Otopharynx sp. "silver torpedo"

Otopharynx sp. "spots"

Otopharynx sp. "torpedo blue"

Otopharynx speciosus

Otopharynx spelaeotes

Otopharynx tetraspilus

Otopharynx tetrastigma

Pallidochromis tokolosh

Petrotilapia chrysos

Petrotilapia flaviventris

Petrotilapia genalutea

Petrotilapia microgalana

Petrotilapia mumboensis

Petrotilapia nigra

Petrotilapia palingnathos

Petrotilapia pyroscelos

Petrotilapia sp. "chitande"

Petrotilapia sp. "chitimba"

Petrotilapia sp. "fuscous"

Petrotilapia sp. "likoma barred"

Petrotilapia sp. "likoma variable"

Petrotilapia sp. "mumbo yellow"

Petrotilapia sp. "nigra tanzania"

Petrotilapia sp. "nigra tumbi"

Petrotilapia sp. "yellow chin"

Petrotilapia tridentiger

Petrotilapia xanthos

Placidochromis acuticeps

Placidochromis acutirostris

Placidochromis argyrogaster

Placidochromis boops

Placidochromis borealis

Placidochromis chilolae

Placidochromis communis

Placidochromis domirae

Placidochromis ecclesi

Placidochromis electra

Placidochromis elongatus

Placidochromis fuscus

Placidochromis hennydaviesae

Placidochromis intermedius

Placidochromis johnstoni

Placidochromis koningsi

Placidochromis lineatus

Placidochromis longimanus

Placidochromis longirostris

Placidochromis longus

Placidochromis lukomae

Placidochromis macroceps

Placidochromis macrognathus

Placidochromis mbunoides

Placidochromis milomo

Placidochromis minor

Placidochromis minutus

Placidochromis msakae

Placidochromis nigribarbis

Placidochromis nkhatae

Placidochromis nkhotakotae

Placidochromis obscurus

Placidochromis ordinarius

Placidochromis orthognathus

Placidochromis pallidus

Placidochromis phenochilus

Placidochromis platyrhynchos

Placidochromis polli

Placidochromis rotundifrons

Placidochromis sp. "blue otter"

Placidochromis sp. "chinyankwazi"

Placidochromis sp. "electra blackfin"

Placidochromis sp. "electra blue"

Placidochromis sp. "electra boadzulu"

Placidochromis sp. "electra mozambique"

Placidochromis sp. "electra type"

Placidochromis sp. "jalo"

Placidochromis sp. "johnstoni solo"

Placidochromis sp. "longimanus mumbo"

Placidochromis sp. "mbamba"

Placidochromis sp. "phenochilus gissel"

Placidochromis sp. "phenochilus tanzania"

Placidochromis trewavasae

Placidochromis turneri

Placidochromis vulgaris

Protomelas annectens

Protomelas dejunctus

Protomelas fenestratus

Protomelas insignis

Protomelas kirkii

Protomelas labridens

Protomelas macrodon

Protomelas marginatus

Protomelas ornatus

Protomelas pleurotaenia

Protomelas similis

Protomelas sp. "hertae"

Protomelas sp. "mbenji thick lip"

Protomelas sp. "oxyrhynchus mix"

Protomelas sp. "spilonotus likoma"

Protomelas sp. "spilonotus mozambique"

Protomelas sp. "spilonotus tanzania"

Protomelas sp. "steveni black belly"

Protomelas sp. "steveni imperial"

Protomelas sp. "steveni taiwan"

Protomelas sp. "virgatus luwala"

Protomelas sp. "virgatus mumbo"

Protomelas spilonotus

Protomelas taeniolatus

Protomelas triaenodon

Protomelas virgatus

Protomelas vuae

Pseudotropheus benetos

Pseudotropheus brevis

Pseudotropheus crabro

Pseudotropheus cyaneorhabdos

Pseudotropheus elegans

Pseudotropheus fuscus

Pseudotropheus galanos

Pseudotropheus interruptus

Pseudotropheus johannii

Pseudotropheus livingstonii

Pseudotropheus lucerna

Pseudotropheus perileucos

Pseudotropheus perspicax

Pseudotropheus purpuratus

Pseudotropheus sp. "acei"

Pseudotropheus sp. "aggressive grey"

Pseudotropheus sp. "aggressive yellow fin"

Pseudotropheus sp. "aggressive zebra likoma"

Pseudotropheus sp. "aggressive zebra mbenji"

Pseudotropheus sp. "burrower"

Pseudotropheus sp. "crabro blue"

Pseudotropheus sp. "dwarf nkhata"

Pseudotropheus sp. "elongatus brown"

Pseudotropheus sp. "elongatus kirondo"

Pseudotropheus sp. "elongatus makonde"

Pseudotropheus sp. "elongatus masimbwe"

Pseudotropheus sp. "elongatus mbenji brown"

Pseudotropheus sp. "elongatus mozambique"

Pseudotropheus sp. "elongatus mozambique brown"

Pseudotropheus sp. "elongatus mphanga"

Pseudotropheus sp. "elongatus nkhata blue"

Pseudotropheus sp. "elongatus nkhata brown"

Pseudotropheus sp. "elongatus ornatus"

Pseudotropheus sp. "elongatus ornatus tanzania"

Pseudotropheus sp. "elongatus ruarwe"

Pseudotropheus sp. "elongatus slab"

Pseudotropheus sp. "elongatus spot"

Pseudotropheus sp. "elongatus thumbi"

Pseudotropheus sp. "fuscus dwarf"

Pseudotropheus sp. "kingsizei tumbi"

Pseudotropheus sp. "minutus tanzania"

Pseudotropheus sp. "ndumbi gold"

Pseudotropheus sp. "perspicax hara"

Pseudotropheus sp. "perspicax likoma"

Pseudotropheus sp. "perspicax orange cap"

Pseudotropheus sp. "perspicax tanzania"

Pseudotropheus sp. "perspicax yellow breast"

Pseudotropheus sp. "polit"

Pseudotropheus sp. "polit tumbi"

Pseudotropheus sp. "sand cobalt"

Pseudotropheus sp. "socolofi nkolongwe"

Pseudotropheus sp. "thin stripe"

Pseudotropheus sp. "three peaks"

Pseudotropheus sp. "tiny"

Pseudotropheus sp. "tursiops mbenji"

Pseudotropheus sp. "variable eastern"

Pseudotropheus sp. "variable kande"

Pseudotropheus sp. "variable mozambique"

Pseudotropheus sp. "williamsi makanjila"

Pseudotropheus sp. "williamsi maleri"

Pseudotropheus sp. "williamsi north"

Pseudotropheus tursiops

Pseudotropheus williamsi

Rhamphochromis brevis

Rhamphochromis esox

Rhamphochromis ferox

Rhamphochromis longiceps

Rhamphochromis sp. "big tooth"

Rhamphochromis sp. "chilingali"

Rhamphochromis sp. "grey"

Rhamphochromis sp. "long-fin yellow"

Rhamphochromis sp. "long-snout north"

Rhamphochromis sp. "long-snout south"

Rhamphochromis sp. "longiceps grey-back"

Rhamphochromis sp. "longiceps yellowbelly"

Rhamphochromis sp. "maldeco"

Rhamphochromis sp. "stripe"

Rhamphochromis woodi

Sciaenochromis ahli

Sciaenochromis benthicola

Sciaenochromis fryeri

Sciaenochromis psammophilus

Sciaenochromis sp. "deep water"

Sciaenochromis sp. "elongate"

Sciaenochromis sp. "nyassae"

Sciaenochromis sp. "spilostichus deep-water"

Sciaenochromis sp. "spilostichus makanjila"

Sciaenochromis sp. "stripe tanzania"

Sciaenochromis sp. "torpedo head"

Serranochromis robustus

Stigmatochromis macrorhynchos

Stigmatochromis melanchros