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Scientific Name Maylandia estherae  (Konings, 1995)
Common Names Red Zebra
OB-Morph: Blue Malawi-Zebra (Germany)
Type Locality Minos Reef, Miluluka, Lake Malawi [Lake Nyasa], Mozambique.
Etymology Maylandia: In honour of Hans J. Mayland, German ichtyologist. estherae: Named after Mrs. Esther Grant of Salima, Malawi who was instrumental in the renewed opening up of the Mozambique waters for the collection of ornamental fishes.
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Size 79mm or 3.1" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution Africa: Mozambique.
African Waters, Zambesi, Malawi (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category Not Evaluated
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Tropical Fish Hobbyist v. 43 (no. 9), pp 207, Figs.
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Last Update 2020 Oct 27 12:39 (species record created: 2013 Jan 17 09:03)