Maylandia xanstomachus
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| Maylandia xanstomachus | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Genus: | Maylandia |
| Species: | M. xanstomachus |
| Binomial name | |
| Maylandia xanstomachus (Stauffer & Boltz, 1989) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Metriaclima xanstomachus (Stauffer & Boltz, 1989) | |
Maylandia xanstomachus is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi where it is only known from the Maleri Islands and Kanjedza Island. This species can reach a length of 12.5 centimetres (4.9 in) TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.[2]
References
- ↑ Kasembe, J. 2006. Maylandia xanstomachus. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 24 April 2013.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Maylandia xanstomachus" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
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