Maylandia xanstomachus

Maylandia xanstomachus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Maylandia
Species: M. xanstomachus
Binomial name
Maylandia xanstomachus
(Stauffer & Boltz, 1989)
Synonyms

Metriaclima xanstomachus (Stauffer & Boltz, 1989)

Maylandia xanstomachus is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi where it is only known from the Maleri Islands and Kanjedza Island. This species can reach a length of 12.5 centimetres (4.9 in) TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.[2]

References

  1. Kasembe, J. 2006. Maylandia xanstomachus. 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 xanstomachus" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
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