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Maylandia barlowi (Mckaye & Stauffer 1986)

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Morphology

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Dorsal spines (total): 17 - 20; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8 - 10; Analsoft rays: 13 - 14
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Trophic Strategy

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Inhabits sediment-rich areas. Feeds from the sediment-rich biocover on rocks and also from plankton in the open water.
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Biology

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Inhabits sediment-rich areas. Feeds from the sediment-rich biocover on rocks and also from plankton in the open water (Ref. 5595).
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aquarium: commercial
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Maylandia barlowi

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Maylandia barlowi is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi where it is only known from the area around the Maleri Islands where it prefers areas with soft substrates. This species can reach a length of 8.1 centimetres (3.2 in) SL. It is also found in the aquarium trade.[2] The specific name of this species honours the ichthyologist George W. Barlow (1929-2007).[3]

References

  1. ^ Konings, A. & Kasembe, J (2018). "Metriaclima barlowi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T61132A47236141. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T61132A47236141.en.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Maylandia barlowi" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
  3. ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (4 December 2018). "Order CICHLIFORMES: Family CICHLIDAE: Subfamily PSEUDOCRENILABRINAE (l-o)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
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Maylandia barlowi: Brief Summary

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Maylandia barlowi is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi where it is only known from the area around the Maleri Islands where it prefers areas with soft substrates. This species can reach a length of 8.1 centimetres (3.2 in) SL. It is also found in the aquarium trade. The specific name of this species honours the ichthyologist George W. Barlow (1929-2007).

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