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Maylandia mbenjii (Stauffer, Bowers, Kellogg & McKaye, 1997) |
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photo by
Zaitsev, O. |
| Family: | Cichlidae (Cichlids), subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae | |||
| Max. size: | 8.83 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | Africa: Lake Malawi. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 17-18; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-10; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 6-8. Gill rakers on first ceratobranchial 11-13; gill rakers on first epibranchial 2-3. | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 20 June 2018 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||