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Scientific Name Maylandia mbenjii    (Stauffer, Bowers, Kellogg & McKaye, 1997)
Common Name Albino Malawi-Zebra (Germany)
Type Locality Mbenji Island, Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa.
Synonym(s) Metriaclima mbenjii
Etymology Maylandia: In honour of Hans J. Mayland, German ichtyologist. 
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Size 88mm or 3.5" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution Africa: Lake Malawi.
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 Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 148, pp 210, Figs. 30-32
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Last Update 2025 Jan 01 12:44 (species record created: 2013 Jan 17 09:07)