Freshwater fishes of Israel; a revised and updated annotated checklist- 2023 Author Çiçek, Erdoğan Department of Biology, Faculty of Art and Sciences, Nevşehir Hacı BektaşVeli University, Nevşehir, Türkiye Author Fricke, Ronald Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde in Stuttgart, Rosenstein 1, 70191 Stuttgart, Germany Author Sungur, Sevil Health Services Vocational School, Nevşehir Hacı BektaşVeli University, Nevşehir, Türkiye Author Çapar, Osman Bahadir Faculty of Fisheries, Cukurova University, Türkiye Author Golani, Daniel Deparment of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel text Zootaxa 2023 2023-11-13 5369 4 451 484 https://www.mapress.com/zt/article/download/zootaxa.5369.4.1/52255 journal article 278560 10.11646/zootaxa.5369.4.1 8a95fa8d-aaf9-4550-9a5b-0e8408ecb1bd 1175-5326 10146651 62878FA8-7CC7-462C-9FBF-C9BAEF177855 Dimidiochromis compressiceps ( Boulenger, 1908 ) [I]— Malawi eyebiter; None Taxonomy. Original description: Paratilapia compressiceps Boulenger, 1908: 240 [Lake Malawi (Lake Nyasa), southeastern Africa; holotype (unique): BMNH 1908.10.27.59].— Israel synonyms: None.—Revisions: None. Illustration: None. Status in Israel . First record from Israel by Golani et al. (2022) .—Israel material: HUJ. Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Israel : Nahal Amal.—Distribution in River Basin: 2-Dead Sea Basin.— General distribution: Eastern Africa:Lakes Malawi and Malombe and upper Shiré River.—Distribution in Ecoregion: 438- Jordan River.—Habitat: This species occurs in vegetated areas in shallow water of lakes, slow flowing rivers and and is sometimes also observed in rocky habitats. It is an ambush predator feeding on small fishes. Freshwater. Economic importance. Valuable for the aquarium trade. Reasons of introduction. Ornamental fish industry. Conservation. Not relevant (introduced species).