Fenestratus

Fenestratus
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cichliformes
Family:	Cichlidae
Genus:	Protomelas
Species:	P. fenestratus
Binomial name
	Protomelas fenestratus; (Trewavas, 1935)
Synonyms
	Haplochromis fenestratus Trewavas, 1935; Cyrtocara fenestratus (Trewavas, 1935);

The fenestratus (Protomelas fenestratus) is a species of cichlid fish endemic to Lake Malawi in East Africa. This species can reach a length of 14 centimetres (5.5 in) TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.^[2] Protomelas fenestratus is a substrate blower. They blow away the substrate, to uncover insect larvae and crustaceans. They are characterized by vertical bars, and thin horizontal lines of varying darkness depending on location. The males blue colouration obscures the barring when dominant.^[3]

References

^ Kasembe, J. 2006. Protomelas fenestratus. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org Archived June 27, 2014, at the Wayback Machine>. Downloaded on 25 May 2013.
^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Protomelas fenestratus" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
^ Cichlid Forum

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[1] Kasembe, J. 2006. Protomelas fenestratus. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org Archived June 27, 2014, at the Wayback Machine>. Downloaded on 25 May 2013.

[2] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Protomelas fenestratus" in FishBase. April 2013 version.

[3] Cichlid Forum

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