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Blue mbuna

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Blue mbuna
males of typical blue morph (above) and blotched morph (below)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Labeotropheus
Species:
L. fuelleborni
Binomial name
Labeotropheus fuelleborni
Ahl, 1926
Synonyms

Labeotropheus curvirostris Ahl, 1926

The blue mbuna (Labeotropheus fuelleborni) is a species of cichlid found in Lake Malawi where it inhabits areas with rocky substrates. This species can reach a length of 30 centimetres (12 in) SL. This species is important to local commercial fisheries as well as being found in the aquarium trade.[2] Some of its mottled forms are sometimes known as marmalade cat.

The specific name honours the German parasitologist and military physician Friedrich Fülleborn (1866-1933).[3]

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References

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  1. ^ Konings, A.; Kazembe, J. (2018). "Labeotropheus fuelleborni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T60937A148664395. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T60937A148664395.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Labeotropheus fuelleborni". 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 16 December 2018.