Zebra mbuna

Zebra mbuna
Male zebra mbuna
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cichliformes
Family:	Cichlidae
Genus:	Maylandia
Species:	M. zebra
Binomial name
Maylandia zebra (Boulenger, 1899)
Synonyms
Maylandia melabranchion (Stauffer, Bowers, Kellogg & McKaye, 1997) Metriaclima melabranchion Stauffer, Bowers, Kellogg & McKaye, 1997 Metriaclima zebra (Boulenger, 1899) Pseudotropheus zebra (Boulenger, 1899) Tilapia zebra Boulenger, 1899

The zebra mbuna (Maylandia zebra) is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi in Africa. This species can reach a length of 11.3 cm (4.4 in). It feeds on aufwuchs, a surface layer of mostly algal material that grows on rocks. This cichlid is a mouthbrooder and the female broods the eggs in her mouth for about three weeks. This fish can sometimes be found in the aquarium trade.