Blue mbuna

Blue mbuna
	male of Labeotropheus fuelleborni
	male of Labeotropheus fuelleborni
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Cichlidae
Genus:	Labeotropheus
Species:	L. fuelleborni
Binomial name
	Labeotropheus fuelleborni; C. G. E. 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.

References

^ Kasembe, J. 2006. Labeotropheus fuelleborni. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 21 April 2013.
^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Labeotropheus fuelleborni". FishBase. February 2013 version.

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[1] Kasembe, J. 2006. Labeotropheus fuelleborni. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 21 April 2013.

[2] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Labeotropheus fuelleborni". FishBase. February 2013 version.

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