Mylochromis gracilis

Mylochromis gracilis
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cichliformes
Family:	Cichlidae
Genus:	Mylochromis
Species:	M. gracilis
Binomial name
	Mylochromis gracilis; (Trewavas, 1935)
Synonyms
	Haplochromis gracilis Trewavas, 1935; Cyrtocara gracilis (Trewavas, 1935); Maravichromis gracilis (Trewavas, 1935); Sciaenochromis gracilis (Trewavas, 1935);

Mylochromis gracilis, known as the happy or the Haplochromis torpedo stripe (in aquarium trade), is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi where it is only known from sandy areas in the southern end of the lake. This species can reach a length of 22 centimetres (8.7 in) TL.[2]

References

Konings; A., Kazembe, J.; Makocho, P. & Mailosi, A. (2018). "Mylochromis gracilis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T60968A47225910. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T60968A47225910.en.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Mylochromis gracilis" in FishBase. February 2013 version.

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[1] Konings; A., Kazembe, J.; Makocho, P. & Mailosi, A. (2018). "Mylochromis gracilis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T60968A47225910. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T60968A47225910.en.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[2] Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Mylochromis gracilis" in FishBase. February 2013 version.