Maylandia callainos
Cobalt Zebra | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Family: | Cichlidae |
Genus: | Maylandia |
Species: | M. callainos |
Binomial name | |
Maylandia callainos (Stauffer & Hert, 1992) | |
Synonyms | |
Metriaclima callainos Stauffer & Hert, 1992 |
Maylandia callainos (sometimes referred to as Cobalt Zebra, Cobalt Blue Mbuna or Cobalt Blue African Cichlid) is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi where they only occurred naturally in Nkhata Bay though it has now been introduced to other locations. This species can reach a length of 8 centimetres (3.1 in) SL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.[2] Maylandia callainos was formally named Pseudotropheus callainos and is often referred as such in the scientific literature.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ Kasembe, J. 2006. Maylandia callainos. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org Archived June 27, 2014, at the Wayback Machine.>. Downloaded on 24 April 2013.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Maylandia callainos" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
- ↑ Maylandia callainos: Cobalt Blue Zebra, Seriously Fish
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