Labidochromis sp. "Mbamba"
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Tribe: Haplochromini
Genus: Labidochromis
Species:
L. sp. "Mbamba"
Binomial name
Labidochromis sp. "Mbamba"

Labidochromis sp. "Mbamba", or the "yellow top mbamba", is a maternal mouthbrooding cichlid fish from Lake Malawi, so far formally undescribed. They belong to the groups of fishes locally named mbuna which means rock dweller. They are one of the smaller mbuna species growing to 3-4 inches as adults.[1]

References

  1. Darcy McQuillan Labidochromis sp. "Mbamba" Cichlid forum website


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