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Maylandia pyrsonotos

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Species of fish

Maylandia pyrsonotos
Male Maylandia pyrsonotos
Female Maylandia pyrsonotos
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Maylandia
Species: M. pyrsonotos
Binomial name
Maylandia pyrsonotos
(Stauffer, Bowers, Kellogg & McKaye, 1997)
Synonyms

Maylandia sandaracinos (Stauffer, Bowers, Kellogg & McKaye, 1997)
Maylandia thapsinogen (Stauffer, Bowers, Kellogg & McKaye, 1997)
Metriaclima thapsinogen Stauffer, Bowers, Kellogg & McKaye, 1997

Maylandia pyrsonotos is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi where it occurs naturally around Nakatenga Island and has been introduced to the waters around Maleri Island. This species can reach a length of 7.7 centimetres (3.0 in) SL. It is also found in the aquarium trade.

References

  1. ^ Konings, A. (2018). "Metriaclima pyrsonotos". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T120818022A120818522. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T120818022A120818522.en.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Maylandia pyrsonotos". FishBase. February 2013 version.
Taxon identifiers
Maylandia pyrsonotos
Metriaclima pyrsonotos


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