Blue mbuna | |
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males of typical blue morph (above) and blotched morph (below) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cichliformes |
Family: | Cichlidae |
Genus: | Labeotropheus |
Species: | L. fuelleborni
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Binomial name | |
Labeotropheus fuelleborni Ahl, 1926
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Synonyms | |
Labeotropheus curvirostris Ahl, 1926 |
The blue mbuna (Labeotropheus fuelleborni) is a species of cichlid found in Lake Malawi where it inhabits areas with rocky substrates. This species can reach a length of 30 centimetres (12 in) SL. This species is important to local commercial fisheries as well as being found in the aquarium trade.[2] Some of its mottled forms are sometimes known as marmalade cat.
The specific name honours the German parasitologist and military physician Friedrich Fülleborn (1866-1933).[3]