Maylandia callainos
Maylandia callainos (Stauffer & Hert, 1992)
Maylandia callainos
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Family:  Cichlidae (Cichlids), subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae
Max. size:  8.01 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater; pH range: 7.5 - 8.30000019073486; dH range: 5 - 30; depth range 3 - 4 m
Distribution:  Africa: Nkhata Bay, Lake Malawi, Malawi; has been introduced to Likoma, Namalenje and Thumbi West islands.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 17-18; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-9; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 7-8. Gill rakers on first ceratobranchial 11-12; gill rakers on first epibranchial 1-3.
Biology:  Occurs in the lake (Ref. 12251).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 20 June 2018 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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