''Maylandia callainos'' (sometimes referred to as cobalt zebra, cobalt blue mbuna or cobalt blue zebra cichlid) is a species of

cichlid Cichlids () are a large, diverse, and widespread family of percomorph fish in the family Cichlidae, order Cichliformes. At least 1,760 species have been scientifically described, making it one of the largest vertebrate families, with on ...

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found only 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 foun ...

Lake Malawi Lake Malawi, also known as Lake Nyasa in Tanzania and Lago Niassa in Mozambique, () is an African Great Lakes, African Great Lake and the southernmost lake in the East African Rift system, located between Malawi, Mozambique and Tanzania. It is ...

where they only occurred naturally in Nkhata Bay though it has now been introduced to other locations. This species can reach a length of SL. It can also be found in the

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trade. ''Maylandia callainos'' was formally named ''Pseudotropheus callainos'' and is often referred as such in the scientific literature.

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callainos Fish of Lake Malawi Fish of Malawi Fish described in 1992 Taxa named by Jay Richard Stauffer Jr. Taxobox binomials not recognized by IUCN Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Pseudocrenilabrinae-stub

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