Blue mbuna

Blue mbuna
males of typical blue morph (above) and blotched morph (below)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Labeotropheus
Species:
L. fuelleborni
Binomial name
Labeotropheus fuelleborni
Ahl, 1926
Synonyms

Labeotropheus curvirostris Ahl, 1926

The blue mbuna (Labeotropheus fuelleborni) is a species of cichlid found in Lake Malawi where it inhabits areas with rocky substrates. This species can reach a length of 30 centimetres (12 in) SL. This species is important to local commercial fisheries as well as being found in the aquarium trade. Some of its mottled forms are sometimes known as marmalade cat.

The specific name honours the German parasitologist and military physician Friedrich Fülleborn (1866-1933).

See also

References

  1. ↑ Konings, A.; Kazembe, J. (2018). "Labeotropheus fuelleborni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018 e.T60937A148664395. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T60937A148664395.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Labeotropheus fuelleborni". FishBase. February 2013 version.
  3. ↑ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (4 December 2018). "Order CICHLIFORMES: Family CICHLIDAE: Subfamily PSEUDOCRENILABRINAE (l-o)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 16 December 2018.