Purple mbuna

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Purple mbuna
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Melanochromis
Species: M. vermivorus
Binomial name
Melanochromis vermivorus
Trewavas, 1935

The purple mbuna (Melanochromis vermivorus) is a species of fish in the Cichlidae family. It is endemic to Malawi. Its natural habitat is freshwater lakes.

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