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Albino Marmalade Cat

Maylandia mbenjii

Also known as: African Cichlid, Albino Zebra Maylandia, Ice Blue Zebra, Malawi Cichlid, Maylandia Zebra Mbenji, Mbenji Island Cichlid

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@bioopokk67 · houseend, Australia · November 20151 / 6
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Overview

Found in large schools, over wave exposed rocky areas of Mbenji Island.
Africa - Mbenji Island Lake Malawi

A freshwater fish often seen in the aquarium trade.
These fish brood their eggs in their mouths to protect their young.

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How to identify

COLOURS
Pattern
blotches
Behaviour
mouth brooderschooling

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Habitat & where to find it

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Found in large schools, over wave exposed rocky areas of Mbenji Island.

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Discussion 2

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2 comments

  • Caroline Dittrick· 30 Jun 2019

    I have a fish that kinda looks like this but it’s orange, white and spotted. Can you tell me what kind of fish I have?

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  • fishx6Top Contributor· 4 Jul 2019

    Would need a photo for identification

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Taxonomy

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCichliformes
  5. familyCichlidae
  6. genusMaylandia
  7. speciesMaylandia mbenjii (Stauffer, Bowers, Kellogg & McKaye, 1997)

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