Chindongo heteropictus

Chindongo heteropictus
Conservation status
	; Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Cichlidae
Genus:	Maylandia
Species:	M. heteropicta
Binomial name
	Maylandia heteropicta; (Staeck, 1980)
Synonyms
	Metriaclima heteropicta (Staeck, 1980) (but see text); Pseudotropheus heteropictus Staeck, 1980

Maylandia heteropicta is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi where it is only known from Thumbi West Island. This species can reach a length of 8.6 centimetres (3.4 in) SL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.^[2]

References

^ Kasembe, J. 2006. Maylandia heteropicta. 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 heteropicta". FishBase. February 2013 version.

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[1] Kasembe, J. 2006. Maylandia heteropicta. 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 heteropicta". FishBase. February 2013 version.

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