| Maylandia callainos | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Genus: | Maylandia |
| Species: | M. callainos |
| Binomial name | |
| Maylandia callainos (Stauffer & Hert, 1992) | |
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Maylandia callainos (sometimes referred to as cobalt zebra, cobalt blue mbuna or cobalt blue zebra cichlid) is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi where they only occurred naturally in Nkhata Bay though it has now been introduced to other locations. This species can reach a length of 8 centimetres (3.1 in) SL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade. Maylandia callainos was formally named Pseudotropheus callainos and is often referred as such in the scientific literature.
See also
References
- Konings, A. (2018). "Metriaclima callainos". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T61134A47236276. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T61134A47236276.en.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Maylandia callainos". FishBase. February 2013 version.
- Maylandia callainos: Cobalt Blue Zebra, Seriously Fish
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| Maylandia callainos | |
| Pseudotropheus callainos | |
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