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Cichlid

(Maylandia estherae)

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Description

Females can grow up to 10 cm (4 in) while males will grow up to 12.7 cm (5.0 in).Despite their "red zebra" name,these fish most commonly have blue stripes as well,but they are sexually dimorphic,the males sometimes having reddish stripes

Taxonomic tree:

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