Blue_mbuna

Blue mbuna

Blue mbuna

Species of fish

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.[2] Some of its mottled forms are sometimes known as marmalade cat.

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The specific name honours the German parasitologist and military physician Friedrich Fülleborn (1866-1933).[3]

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References

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  1. [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. [2]
    Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Labeotropheus fuelleborni" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
  3. [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.


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