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Maylandia livingstonii

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Maylandia livingstonii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Maylandia
Species:
M. livingstonii
Binomial name
Maylandia livingstonii
(Boulenger, 1899)
Synonyms[2]
  • Tilapia livingstonii Boulenger, 1899
  • Metriaclima livingstonii (Boulenger, 1899)
  • Pseudotropheus livingstonii (Boulenger, 1899)

Maylandia livingstonii is a species of cichlid native to Lake Malawi and Lake Malombe.[1] This species can reach a length of 15 centimetres (5.9 in) TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.[3] The specific name of this fish honours the Scottish explorer and missionary David Livingstone (1813-1873).[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b Konings, A. & Kasembe, J (2018). "Pseudotropheus livingstonii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T61145A47237024. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T61145A47237024.en.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Maylandia livingstonii". FishBase. October 2018 version.
  3. ^ Stauffer, J.R.Jr., Konings, A.F. & Ryan, T.M. (2016): Redescription of Pseudotropheus livingstonii and Pseudotropheus elegans from Lake Malaŵi, Africa. Zootaxa, 4154 (2): 169-178.
  4. ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (25 September 2018). "Order CICHLIFORMES: Family CICHLIDAE: Subfamily PSEUDOCRENILABRINAE (p-y)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 13 January 2019.