Maylandia heteropicta

Maylandia heteropicta
Maylandia heteropicta
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Maylandia (disputed)
Species: M. heteropicta
Binomial name
Maylandia heteropicta
(Staeck, 1980)
Synonyms

Metriaclima heteropicta (Staeck, 1980) (but see text)
Pseudotropheus heteropictus Staeck, 1980

Maylandia heteropicta is a species of fish in the Cichlidae family. The correct name of its genus is not clear; some authors prefer Maylandia, others Metriaclima.

It is endemic to Malawi. Its natural habitat is freshwater lakes.

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