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.). "Maylandia barlowi". 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.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maylandia_barlowi
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