Mylochromis gracilis

Mylochromis gracilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Mylochromis
Species: M. gracilis
Binomial name
Mylochromis gracilis
(Trewavas, 1935)
Synonyms

Sciaenochromis gracilis (Trewavas, 1935)

Mylochromis gracilis, known as the happy or the Haplochromis torpedo stripe (in aquarium trade), is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi where it is only known from sandy areas in the southern end of the lake. This species can reach a length of 22 centimetres (8.7 in) TL.[2]

References

  1. Kazembe, J., Makocho, P. & Mailosi, A. 2006. Sciaenochromis gracilis. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 27 April 2013.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Mylochromis gracilis" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
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