Maylandia pyrsonotos
| Maylandia pyrsonotos | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Genus: | Maylandia |
| Species: | M. pyrsonotos |
| Binomial name | |
| Maylandia pyrsonotos (Stauffer, Bowers, Kellogg & McKaye, 1997) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Maylandia thapsinogen Stauffer, Bowers, Kellogg & McKaye, 1997 | |
Maylandia pyrsonotos is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi where it occurs naturally around Nakatenga Island and has been introduced to the waters around Maleri Island.[1] This species can reach a length of 7.7 centimetres (3.0 in) SL. It is also found in the aquarium trade.[2]
References
- 1 2 Kasembe, J. 2006. Maylandia pyrsonotos. 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.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Maylandia pyrsonotos" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
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