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William's mbuna
Conservation status

Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Maylandia
Species: M. greshakei
Binomial name
Maylandia greshakei
(M. K. Meyer & W. Förster, 1984)
Synonyms

Metriaclima greshakei (M. K. Meyer & W. Förster, 1984)
Pseudotropheus greshakei M. K. Meyer & W. Förster, 1984

William's mbuna (Maylandia greshakei), also known as ice blue zebra mbuna or ice blue zebra or the Pseudotropheus ice blue among the aquarium enthusiasts, is a species of cichlid fish endemic to Lake Malawi where it is only found at Makokola in the southeastern arm of the lake. This species can reach a length of 13.4 centimetres (5.3 in) TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade. The specific name honours the German ornamental fish importer Alfons Greshake.

References

  1. Konings, A. (2018). "Metriaclima greshakei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T61142A47236823. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T61142A47236823.en.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Maylandia greshakei". FishBase. February 2013 version.
  3. Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (4 December 2018). "Order CICHLIFORMES: Family CICHLIDAE: Subfamily PSEUDOCRENILABRINAE (l-o)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
Taxon identifiers
Maylandia greshakei
Pseudotropheus greshakei


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