William's mbuna

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William's mbuna
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Maylandia
Species:
M. greshakei
Binomial name
Maylandia greshakei
Synonyms

Metriaclima greshakei(M. K. Meyer & W. Förster, 1984)
Pseudotropheus greshakeiM. K. Meyer & W. Förster, 1984

William's mbuna (Maylandia greshakei), also known as ice blue zebra mbuna or ice blue zebra or the Pseudotropheus ice blue among the aquarium enthusiasts, is a species of cichlid fish endemic to Lake Malawi where it is only found at Makokola in the southeastern arm of the lake. This species can reach a length of 13.4 centimetres (5.3 in) TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade. [2] The specific name honours the German ornamental fish importer Alfons Greshake. [3]

References

  1. ↑ Konings, A. (2018). "Metriaclima greshakei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018: e.T61142A47236823. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T61142A47236823.en .
  2. ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Maylandia greshakei". FishBase . February 2013 version.
  3. ↑ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (4 December 2018). "Order CICHLIFORMES: Family CICHLIDAE: Subfamily PSEUDOCRENILABRINAE (l-o)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
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