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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. |
| Synonym(s) | Metriaclima estherae, Pseudotropheus estherae |
| 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. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 79mm or 3.1" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Africa: Mozambique. African Waters, Zambesi, Malawi (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Not Evaluated |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Tropical Fish Hobbyist v. 43 (no. 9), pp 207, Figs. |
| Registered Keepers | There is but a single registered keeper, view all "my fish" data. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:3.42.772.4564 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:44 (species record created: 2013 Jan 17 09:03) |