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Maylandia mbenjii

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Perciformes

Genus
  
Maylandia

Higher classification
  
Maylandia

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Cichlidae

Scientific name
  
Maylandia mbenjii

Rank
  
Species

Similar
  
Maylandia, Cichlid, Maylandia chrysomallos, Pseudotropheus livingstonii, Maylandia aurora

Maylandia mbenjii is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi where it is only known from Mbenji Island. This species can reach a length of 8.8 centimetres (3.5 in) SL. It is also found in the aquarium trade.

References

Maylandia mbenjii Wikipedia