Maylandia thapsinogen

Maylandia thapsinogen
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Maylandia
Species: M. thapsinogen
Binomial name
Maylandia thapsinogen
(Stauffer, Bowers, Kellogg & McKaye, 1997)

Maylandia thapsinogen is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi where it is only known to occur on Eccles Reef.[1] This species can reach a length of 8.6 centimetres (3.4 in) SL. It is also found in the aquarium trade.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Kasembe, J. 2006. Maylandia thapsinogen. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 24 April 2013.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Maylandia thapsinogen" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
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