Classification / Names
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Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Pseudocrenilabrinae
Etymology: Maylandia: In honour of Hans J. Mayland, German ictiologist (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
पारिस्थितिकी
; स्वच्छ जल, अलवण जल ड़िमरसल; गहराई सीमा 15 - 35 m. Tropical; 24°C - 26°C (Ref. 2059); 14°S - 15°S
Africa: endemic to Makokola in the southeast arm of Lake Malawi.
आकार / वज़न / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 13.4 cm TL पुल्लिंग / अलिंग; (Ref. 5684)
पृष्ठीय रीढ़ (सम्पूर्ण): 17 - 18; पृष्ठीय सौफट रेज़ (सम्पूर्ण): 8-9; गुदा कांटा 3; ऐनल सौफट रेज़: 6 - 7. Gill rakers on first ceratobranchial 8-12; gill rakers on first epibranchial 2-3.
Inhabits the rocky biotope of the reefs, where the rocks are permanently covered with a layer of sediment. Feeds mainly from the phytoplankton in the open water. Territorial males feed from the biocover on the rocks (Ref. 5595). Oviparous (Ref. 205).
Life cycle and mating behavior
परिपक्व अवधि | पुनरुत्पत्ति | मछलीऔ का अंडे देना | अंडे | Fecundity | लार्वा
Stauffer, J.R. Jr., N.J. Bowers, K.A. Kellogg and K.R. McKaye, 1997. A revision of the blue-black Pseudotropheus zebra (Teleostei: Cichlidae) complex from Lake Malawi, Africa, with a description of a new genus and ten new species. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad. 148:189-230. (Ref. 27596)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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