Parallel-striped Mbuna

Parallel-striped Mbuna
Parallel striped mbuna
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Melanochromis
Species: M. parallelus
Binomial name
Melanochromis parallelus
Burgess & Axelrod, 1976

The parallel striped mbuna (Melanochromis parallelus) is a species of fish in the Cichlidae family. It is endemic to Malawi. Its natural habitat is freshwater lakes.

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