Maylandia emmiltos

Maylandia emmiltos is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi where it is only known from the Mpanga Rocks near Chilumba.[1] This species can reach a length of 8.4 centimetres (3.3 in) SL. It is also found in the aquarium trade.[2]

Maylandia emmiltos

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Maylandia
Species:
M. emmiltos
Binomial name
Maylandia emmiltos
(Stauffer, Bowers, Kellogg & McKaye, 1997)
Synonyms

Metriaclima emmiltos Stauffer, Bowers, Kellogg & McKaye, 1997

References

  1. Konings, A. (2018). "Metriaclima emmiltos". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T61139A47236620. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T61139A47236620.en.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Maylandia emmiltos" in FishBase. February 2013 version.


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