Maylandia pursa

Maylandia pursa
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Maylandia
Species: M. pursa
Binomial name
Maylandia pursa
(Stauffer, 1991)

Maylandia pursa is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi where it is known from the eastern coast of the Nakumba Peninsula. This species can reach a length of 6.1 centimetres (2.4 in) SL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.[2]

References

  1. Kasembe, J. 2006. Maylandia pursa. 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 pursa" in FishBase. February 2013 version.