William's mbuna
Appearance
William's mbuna | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cichliformes |
Family: | Cichlidae |
Genus: | Maylandia |
Species: | M. greshakei
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Binomial name | |
Maylandia greshakei (M. K. Meyer & W. Förster, 1984)
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Synonyms | |
Metriaclima greshakei (M. 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
- ^ Konings, A. (2018). "Metriaclima greshakei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T61142A47236823. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T61142A47236823.en.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Maylandia greshakei" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
- ^ 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.