Blue mbuna

Blue mbuna
male of Labeotropheus fuelleborni
male of Labeotropheus fuelleborni
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Labeotropheus
Species: L. fuelleborni
Binomial name
Labeotropheus fuelleborni
C. G. E. Ahl, 1926

The blue mbuna (Labeotropheus fuelleborni) is a species of cichlid found in Lake Malawi where it inhabits areas with rocky substrates. This species can reach a length of 30 centimetres (12 in) SL. This species is important to local commercial fisheries as well as being found in the aquarium trade.[2] Some of its mottled forms are sometimes known as marmalade cat.

male of Labeotropheus fuelleborni

See also

References

  1. ↑ Kasembe, J. 2006. Labeotropheus fuelleborni. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 21 April 2013.
  2. ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Labeotropheus fuelleborni" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
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