Melanochromis benetos

Melanochromis benetos
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Cichlidae
Genus:	Melanochromis
Species:	M. benetos
Binomial name
	Melanochromis benetos; Bowers & Stauffer, 1997

Melanochromis benetos is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi where it is only known from the Mpanga Rocks in the interface between rocky substrates and sandy substrates. This species can grow to a length of 9.1 centimetres (3.6 in) SL.^[2]

References

^ Kasembe, J. 2006. Melanochromis benetos. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 26 April 2013.
^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Melanochromis benetos". FishBase. February 2013 version.

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[1] Kasembe, J. 2006. Melanochromis benetos. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 26 April 2013.

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

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