Maylandia benetos
| Maylandia benetos | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Genus: | Maylandia |
| Species: | M. benetos |
| Binomial name | |
| Maylandia benetos (Stauffer, Bowers, Kellogg & McKaye, 1997) | |
Maylandia benetos is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi where it is only known from the southeastern part of the lake from Mazinzi Reef.[1] This species can reach a length of 8.1 centimetres (3.2 in) SL. It is also found in the aquarium trade.[2]
References
- 1 2 Kasembe, J. 2006. Maylandia benetos. 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 benetos" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
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