William's mbuna (''Maylandia greshakei''), also known as ice blue zebra mbuna or ice blue zebra or the Pseudotropheus ice blue among the
aquarium enthusiasts, is a species of
cichlid
Cichlids are fish from the family Cichlidae in the order Cichliformes. Cichlids were traditionally classed in a suborder, the Labroidei, along with the wrasses ( Labridae), in the order Perciformes, but molecular studies have contradicted th ...
fish
endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found els ...
to
Lake Malawi
Lake Malawi, also known as Lake Nyasa in Tanzania and Lago Niassa in Mozambique, is an African Great Lake and the southernmost lake in the East African Rift system, located between Malawi, Mozambique and Tanzania.
It is the fifth largest fres ...
where it is only found at
Makokola in the southeastern arm of the lake. This species can reach a length of
TL. It can also be found in the
aquarium trade.
The
specific name honours the
German
German(s) may refer to:
* Germany (of or related to)
**Germania (historical use)
* Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language
** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law
**Ger ...
ornamental fish importer Alfons Greshake.
References
Fish of Malawi
William's mbuna
Fish described in 1984
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
Taxobox binomials not recognized by IUCN
Fish of Lake Malawi
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