William's mbuna
| William's mbuna | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Genus: | Maylandia |
| Species: | M. greshakei |
| Binomial name | |
| Maylandia greshakei (M. K. Meyer & W. Förster, 1984) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Metriaclima greshakei (M. K. Meyer & W. Förster, 1984) | |
William's mbuna (Maylandia greshakei), also known as ice blue zebra or the Pseudotropheus ice blue among the aquarium enthusiasts, is a species of cichlid fish endemic to Lake Malawi where it is only found at Makokola in the southeastern arm of the lake. This species can reach a length of 13.4 centimetres (5.3 in) TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.[2]
References
- ↑ Kasembe, J. 2006. Maylandia greshakei. 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 greshakei" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
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