Cyan hap

Cyan hap
Conservation status
	; Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cichliformes
Family:	Cichlidae
Genus:	Pseudotropheus
Species:	P. cyaneus
Binomial name
	Pseudotropheus cyaneus; Stauffer, 1988
Synonyms
	Melanochromis cyaneorhabdos Bowers & Stauffer, 1997; Chindongo cyaneus (Stauffer, 1988);

The cyan hap (Pseudotropheus cyaneus) is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi where it is only known from Chinyamwezi Island. It prefers areas with plentiful rocks down to a depth of approximately 40 metres (130 ft) where it can graze from the rocks. This species can reach a length of 7.8 centimetres (3.1 in) SL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.^[2]

References

^ Konings, A. & Kasembe, J. (2018). "Chindongo cyaneus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T61162A47238056. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T61162A47238056.en.
^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pseudotropheus cyaneus". FishBase. April 2013 version.

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[1] Konings, A. & Kasembe, J. (2018). "Chindongo cyaneus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T61162A47238056. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T61162A47238056.en.

[2] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pseudotropheus cyaneus". FishBase. April 2013 version.

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