Maylandia callainos

Cobalt Zebra
Conservation status
	; Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Cichlidae
Genus:	Maylandia
Species:	M. callainos
Binomial name
	Maylandia callainos; (Stauffer & Hert, 1992)
Synonyms
	Metriaclima callainos Stauffer & Hert, 1992

Maylandia callainos (sometimes referred to as Cobalt Zebra, Cobalt Blue Mbuna or Cobalt Blue African Cichlid) is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi where they only occurred naturally in Nkhata Bay though it has now been introduced to other locations. This species can reach a length of 8 centimetres (3.1 in) SL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.^[2]

References

^ Kasembe, J. 2006. Maylandia callainos. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 24 April 2013.
^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Maylandia callainos". FishBase. February 2013 version.

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[1] Kasembe, J. 2006. Maylandia callainos. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 24 April 2013.

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

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