Cichlid

(Maylandia callainos)

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Description

Maylandia callainos (sometimes referred to as Cobalt Zebra,Cobalt Blue Mbuna or Cobalt Blue African Cichlid) is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi where they only occurred naturally in Nkhata Bay though it has now been introduced to other locations.This species can reach a length of 8 centimetres (3.1 in) SL.It can also be found in the aquarium trade Maylandia callainos was formally named Pseudotropheus callainos and is often referred as such in the scientific literature

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Actinopterygii
Order:Perciformes
Family:Cichlidae
Genus:Maylandia
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