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Maylandia estherae  (Konings, 1995)

Red zebra
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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Perciformes (Perch-likes) > Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Pseudocrenilabrinae
Etymology: Maylandia: In honour of Hans J. Mayland, German ictiologist (Ref. 45335);  estherae: Named after Mrs. Esther Grant of Salima, Malawi who was instrumental in the renewed opening up of the Mozambique waters for the collection of ornamental fishes (Ref. 40897).

Environment / Climate / Range Ecology

Freshwater; demersal, usually ? - 10 m (Ref. 40897).   Tropical

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.9 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 40897); 6.3 cm SL (female)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal spines (total): 16 - 17; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-10; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 8. Males light blue, females brown-beige or orange-red in color; lacking broad vertical bars on body (Ref. 40897),

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions | Faunafri

Africa: Mozambique.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Found in rocky areas (Ref. 40897). Males territorial (Ref. 40897). Feeds on algae (Ref. 40897). Aquarium keeping: many females for one male; minimum aquarium size 120 cm (Ref. 51539).

Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator : Kullander, Sven O. | Collaborators

Konings, A., 1995. Description of Pseudotropheus estherae sp. nov., the well-known red zebra cichlid from Lake Malawi. Tropical Fish Hobbyist (May 1995):206-210.

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 90363)

  Vulnerable (VU) (D2)

Threat to humans

  Harmless




Human uses

Aquarium: commercial
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Estimates of some properties based on empirical models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01570 (-0.15264 - 0.18405), b=2.97171 (2.88426 - 3.05915), based on LWR estimates for this family-BS (Ref. 93245).
Trophic Level (Ref. 69278):  2.0   ±0.00 se; Based on food items.
Resilience (Ref. 69278):  High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (12 of 100) .
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Unknown.