Maylandia benetos

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Maylandia benetos
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Maylandia
Species:
M. benetos
Binomial name
Maylandia benetos
Synonyms

Metriaclima benetosStauffer, Bowers, Kellogg & McKaye, 1997

Maylandia benetos is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi where it is only known from the southeastern part of the lake from Mazinzi Reef. [1] [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Konings, A. (2018). "Metriaclima benetos". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018: e.T61133A47236207. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T61133A47236207.en .
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2016). "Maylandia benetos" in FishBase . June 2016 version.