Pseudotropheus johannii
Pseudotropheus johannii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cichliformes |
Family: | Cichlidae |
Genus: | Pseudotropheus |
Species: | P. johannii
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Binomial name | |
Pseudotropheus johannii Eccles, 1973
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Synonyms | |
Melanochromis johannii (Eccles, 1973) |
Pseudotropheus johannii or the bluegray mbuna is an African
Distribution and habitat
The species is endemic to
Description
The species is highly
Name
The specific name of this fish is derived from the German name Johan, John in English, and honours John Johns who was a collector of fish from Lake Malawi for the aquarium trade.[8]
In the aquarium
This fish is an mbuna cichlid that lives in alkaline water with the PH of 7 to 9. It is a tropical fish and lives in temperatures from 22 to 28 °C (72 to 82 °F). The hardness of the water range from 10-20. They are very aggressive and are only kept with other similarly aggressive African cichlids, with one male to two or more females. It is not kept more than one male in the same tank, unless it is a large tank with many hiding places.
See also
References
- . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ISBN 978-1-932892-23-9.
- ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2014). "Pseudotropheus johannii" in FishBase. April 2014 version.
- ISBN 0-9668255-3-5
- ISBN 3-9805605-3-8
- ^ )
- ISBN 978-1-56458-294-2.)
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: CS1 maint: location (link - ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (25 September 2018). "Order CICHLIFORMES: Family CICHLIDAE: Subfamily PSEUDOCRENILABRINAE (p-y)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 13 January 2019.