Male at Mbenji
A male of Labidochromis ianthinus at Mbenji Island, Lake Malawi [Malawi]. Photo by Ad Konings. determiner Ad Konings

Family
Cichlidae

Sub-family
Pseudocrenilabrinae

Genus
Labidochromis


Last updated on:
30-Aug-2012

Labidochromis ianthinus Lewis, 1982


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Original description as Labidochromis ianthinus:

ZooBank:3FCA60F0-CC53-4026-A1D4-0D146911ACD5.

  • Lewis, Digby. 1982. "A Revision of the Genus Labidochromis (Teleostei: Cichlidae) from Lake Malawi". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 189-265 (crc00119)

Conservation: Labidochromis ianthinus is evaluated by the international union for the conservation of nature in the iucn red list of threatened species as (VU) vulnerable (2006).