Maylandia heteropicta
Maylandia heteropicta is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi where it is only known from Thumbi West Island. This species can reach a length of 8.6 centimetres (3.4 in) SL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.[2]
| Maylandia heteropicta | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Genus: | Maylandia |
| Species: | M. heteropicta |
| Binomial name | |
| Maylandia heteropicta Staeck, 1980 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Pseudotropheus heteropicta Staeck, 1980 | |
References
- Konings, A. (2018). "Chindongo heteropictus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T61144A47236955. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T61144A47236955.en.
- Konings, A.F. (2016). Malaŵi Cichlids in their natural habitat (5 ed.). Cichlid Press. p. 447. ISBN 978-1-932892-23-9.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
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