Male at Mbenji Island
A male of Tropheops sp. 'mbenji blue' at Mbenji Island, Lake Malawi [Malawi]. Photo by Juan Miguel Artigas Azas. (09-Nov-2008). determiner Ad Konings

Family
Cichlidae

Sub-family
Pseudocrenilabrinae

Genus
Tropheops


Last updated on:
24-Jun-2011

Tropheops sp. 'mbenji blue'


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Original reference as:

  • Ribbink, Anthony J & B.A. Marsh, A.C. Marsh, A.C. Ribbink, B.J. Sharp. 1983. "A preliminary survey of the cichlid fishes of rocky habitats in Lake Malawi". South African Journal of Zoology (Zool. Dierkunde). 18(3): 149-310 (crc01386)

Conservation: Tropheops sp. 'mbenji blue' is not evaluated by the international union for the conservation of nature in the iucn red list of threatened species.