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William's mbuna

William's mbuna

Species of fish

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.[2] The specific name honours the German ornamental fish importer Alfons Greshake.[3]

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References

  1. [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. [2]
    Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Maylandia greshakei" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
  3. [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.


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