Maylandia callainos (Stauffer & Hert, 1992)
Maylandia callainos
photo by JJPhoto

 Family:  Cichlidae (Cichlids), subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae
 Max. size:  8.01 cm SL (male/unsexed)
 Environment:  benthopelagic; 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: Vulnerable (D2) (Ref. 96402)
 Threat to humans:  harmless
 Country info:   
 

 Entered by: Sa-a, Pascualita - 11.03.98
 Modified by: Capuli, Estelita Emily - 30.06.04

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