Maylandia melabranchion
| Maylandia melabranchion | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Genus: | Maylandia |
| Species: | M. melabranchion |
| Binomial name | |
| Maylandia melabranchion (Stauffer, Bowers, Kellogg & McKaye, 1997) | |
Maylandia melabranchion is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi where it is only known from the Mitande Rocks (near Thumbi West Island), Domwe Island, Mumbo Island, the Zimbabwe Rocks and Namalenje Island.[1] This species can reach a length of 10.5 centimetres (4.1 in) SL. It is also found in the aquarium trade.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kasembe, J. 2006. Maylandia melabranchion. 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 melabranchion" in FishBase. February 2013 version.