Maylandia mbenjii (Stauffer, Bowers, Kellogg & McKaye, 1997)
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


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