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Maylandia zebra (Boulenger, 1899)

Zebra mbuna
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Malawi country information

Common names: Blue 14, Blue sekeni, Blue sekeni
Occurrence: endemic
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Type locality of the holotype of Metriaclima melabranchion: 'Mumbo Island, Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa, 1-5 m' (Ref. 27596). Known from Lake Malawi (Ref. 5595, 27596, 86864), including west coast (Ref. 5595, 27596), east coast (Ref. 5595), Likoma Island (Ref. 5595) and Chizumulu Island (Ref. 5595).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/mi.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://isp.msu.edu/AfricanStudies/Plea/mfri.htm
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Stauffer, J.R. Jr., N.J. Bowers, K.A. Kellogg and K.R. McKaye, 1997
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Malawi-zebra, Seepramalawinahven, Triip-sebraahven, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Cichliformes (Cichlids, convict blennies) > Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Pseudocrenilabrinae
Etymology: Maylandia: In honour of Hans J. Mayland, German ictiologist (Ref. 45335);  zebra: The name melabranchion from the Greek, meaning black fin to note the extension of the lateral black bars onto the dorsal fin (Ref. 27596).
  More on author: Boulenger.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; demersal; pH range: 8.0 - 8.0; dH range: 9 - 19; depth range 6 - 28 m.   Tropical; 22°C - 28°C (Ref. 1672); 8°S - 15°S

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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