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. 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.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Maylandia melabranchion" in FishBase. February 2013 version.