Protomelas pleurotaenia

Protomelas pleurotaenia
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. pleurotaenia
Binomial name
	Protomelas pleurotaenia; (Boulenger, 1901)
Synonyms
	Tilapia pleurotaenia Boulenger, 1901; Cyrtocara pleurotaenia (Boulenger, 1901); Haplochromis pleurotaenia (Boulenger, 1901); Limnotilapia pleurotaenia (Boulenger, 1901); Haplochromis microstoma Regan, 1922;

Protomelas pleurotaenia is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi where it is only known from Monkey Bay and Nkhata Bay where it is known to occur from the surface to 10 metres (33 ft). This species can reach a length of 14.1 centimetres (5.6 in) TL. This species can also be found in the aquarium trade.^[2]

References

^ Kasembe, J. 2006. Protomelas pleurotaenia. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 25 May 2013.
^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Protomelas pleurotaenia" in FishBase. April 2013 version.

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[1] Kasembe, J. 2006. Protomelas pleurotaenia. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 25 May 2013.

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

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