Pseudotropheus benetos

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Pseudotropheus benetos is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi known only at Likoma Island as well as along the northwestern coast between Nkhata bay and Chilumba.[1][3]

Pseudotropheus benetos
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Pseudotropheus
Species:
P. benetos
Binomial name
Pseudotropheus benetos
(Bowers & Stauffer, 1997)
Synonyms[2]

Melanochromis benetos Bowers & Stauffer, 1997

References edit

  1. ^ a b Konings, A.; Kazembe, J. (2018). "Pseudotropheus benetos". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T61110A148674064. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T61110A148674064.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2018). "Pseudotropheus benetos" in FishBase. October 2018 version.
  3. ^ Konings, A.F. (2016). Malaŵi Cichlids in their natural habitat (5 ed.). Cichlid Press. p. 447. ISBN 978-1-932892-23-9.