Maylandia callainos

Maylandia callainos
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Order:Cichliformes
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

  1. 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.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Maylandia callainos" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
  3. Maylandia callainos: Cobalt Blue Zebra, Seriously Fish
Female Cobalt Blue Zebra Cichlid of 2+ inches


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