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> Cichliformes (Cichlids, convict blennies) > Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Pseudocrenilabrinae
Etymology: Maylandia:In honour of Hans J. Mayland, German ictiologist (Ref. 45335). Eponymy: Hans-Joachim Mayland (1928–2004) was a German ichthyologist, aquarist, photographer and writer. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page. More on author: Boulenger.
背面の脊椎 (合計) : 16 - 19; 背鰭 (合計) : 7 - 10; 肛門の骨: 3 - 4; 臀鰭: 6 - 9. Diagnosis: The moderately sloped head, swollen rostral tip of the neurocranium, isognathous jaws, and the presence of bicuspid teeth in the outer rows of the jaws place this species in Maylandia (Ref. 27596). The absence of any interrupted pigment in the pale blue dorsal fin in combination with black bars on a blue ground colour distinguish this species from all other members of the genus (Ref. 27596).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
Adults are found in rocky areas which may be sediment-free and shallow or sediment-rich at somewhat deeper levels. They feed at right angles with the substrate by combing loose material from the biocover. Also feed on plankton in the open water (Ref. 5595).
Stauffer, J.R. Jr., N.J. Bowers, K.A. Kellogg and K.R. McKaye, 1997. A revision of the blue-black Pseudotropheus zebra (Teleostei: Cichlidae) complex from Lake Malawi, Africa, with a description of a new genus and ten new species. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad. 148:189-230. (Ref. 27596)
IUCNのレッドリストの状況は (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
