Maylandia pyrsonotos | |
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Male Maylandia pyrsonotos | |
Female Maylandia pyrsonotos | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cichliformes |
Family: | Cichlidae |
Genus: | Maylandia |
Species: | M. pyrsonotos
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Binomial name | |
Maylandia pyrsonotos | |
Synonyms | |
Maylandia sandaracinos (Stauffer, Bowers, Kellogg & McKaye, 1997) |
Maylandia pyrsonotos is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi where it occurs naturally around Nakatenga Island and has been introduced to the waters around Maleri Island. [1] This species can reach a length of 7.7 centimetres (3.0 in) SL. It is also found in the aquarium trade. [2]