- Yellow Black Line Hap
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Yellow Black Line Hap Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes Family: Cichlidae Genus: Mylochromis Species: M. melanonotus Binomial name Mylochromis melanonotus
(Regan, 1922)Synonyms Platygnathochromis melanonotus (Regan, 1922)
The Yellow Black Line Hap (Mylochromis melanonotus), known in the aquarium fish trade as Haplochromis yellow black line is a species of fish in the Cichlidae family. It is sometimes (but probably erroneously) separated in a monotypic genus Platygnathochromis.
It is found in Malawi, Mozambique, and Tanzania. Its natural habitat is freshwater lakes.
References
- Kasembe, J. 2005. Mylochromis melanonotus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 4 August 2007.
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