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  2. Mbuna - Wikipedia

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    Mbuna. Mbuna (pronounced Mmm-boo-nah [1] ) is the common name for a large group of African cichlids from Lake Malawi, and are members of the haplochromine family. The name mbuna means "rockfish" in the language of the Tonga people of Malawi. [2] As the name implies, most mbuna are cichlids that live among the piles of rocks and along the rocky ...

  3. Zebra mbuna - Wikipedia

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    Zebra mbuna. The zebra mbuna ( Maylandia zebra) is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi in Africa. This species can reach a length of 11.3 cm (4.4 in). It feeds on aufwuchs, a surface layer of mostly algal material that grows on rocks. This cichlid is a mouthbrooder and the female broods the eggs in her mouth for about three weeks.

  4. Melanochromis auratus - Wikipedia

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    Melanochromis auratus, the auratus cichlid, is a freshwater fish of the cichlid family. It is also known as golden mbuna and Malawi golden cichlid.It is endemic to the southern region of Lake Malawi, particularly from Jalo Reef southward along the entire western coast down to Crocodile Rocks.

  5. Maylandia estherae - Wikipedia

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    Maylandia estherae (the Red Zebra mbuna, Red Zebra Cichlid, or Esther Grant's Zebra) is a haplochromine cichlid.It is a rock dwelling fish or mbuna from Lake Malawi.This fish, like most cichlids from Lake Malawi, is a mouthbrooder - females hold their fertilized eggs then fry in their mouths until they are released after about 21 days.

  6. Cichlid - Wikipedia

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    Anatomy and appearance. Cichlids span a wide range of body sizes, from species as small as 2.5 cm (1 in) in length (e.g., female Neolamprologus multifasciatus) to much larger species approaching 1 m (3 ft) in length ( Boulengerochromis and Cichla ). As a group, cichlids exhibit a similar diversity of body shapes, ranging from strongly laterally ...

  7. Labidochromis caeruleus - Wikipedia

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    Labidochromis caeruleus. Fryer, 1956. Labidochromis caeruleus is a species of cichlid endemic to the central western coastal region of Lake Malawi in East Africa. It is also known as lemon yellow lab, the blue streak hap, the electric yellow or yellow prince, depending on the colour morph. A naturally occurring yellow-coloured variant from Lion ...

  8. Pseudotropheus saulosi - Wikipedia

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    Pseudotropheus saulosi. Pseudotropheus saulosi is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi in East Africa, where it lives in areas with rocky substrates. [2] It is classified as a dwarf- mbuna and was first described by Ad Konings in 1990, who gave it the specific name saulosi in honour of Saulos Mwale who caught over 3,000 specimens in a ...

  9. Electric blue hap - Wikipedia

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    Synonyms. Haplochromis ahli Trewavas, 1935. Cyrtocara ahli (Trewavas, 1935) The electric blue hap ( Sciaenochromis ahli) is a species of cichlid fish endemic to Lake Malawi. It prefers to live in caves and crevices in rocky substrates. This species can reach a length of 20 centimetres (7.9 in) TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.

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