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Parallel striped mbuna (Melanochromis loriae)
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Ecological Illustration of Parallel striped mbuna (Melanochromis loriae)
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Cichlidae

Parallel striped mbuna

Melanochromis loriae

Eleven Point Four Centimeters Cichlid from African Waters

  • Black
  • Tropical
  • Local endemic species
  • Restricted distribution
  • Freshwater fish
  • Africa
  • Fusiform
  • Small
  • Tropical fish

Parallel striped mbuna is known from Africa as a freshwater fish. It occurs in freshwater habitats.

Class
Teleosts
Order
Cichlids and Allies
Family
Cichlidae
Genus
Melanochromis
Water type
Freshwater
Body shape
fusiform
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