Melanochromis benetos

Melanochromis benetos
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Melanochromis
Species: M. benetos
Binomial name
Melanochromis benetos
Bowers & Stauffer, 1997

Melanochromis benetos is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi where it is only known from the Mpanga Rocks in the interface between rocky substrates and sandy substrates. This species can grow to a length of 9.1 centimetres (3.6 in) SL.[2]

References

  1. Kasembe, J. 2006. Melanochromis benetos. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 26 April 2013.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Melanochromis benetos" in FishBase. February 2013 version.