Purple Mbuna

Purple mbuna
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Cichlidae
Genus:	Melanochromis
Species:	M. vermivorus
Binomial name
Melanochromis vermivorus Trewavas, 1935

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

References

• Kasembe, J. 2005. Melanochromis vermivorus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 4 August 2007.

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