Purple mbuna

Taxobox
name = Purple mbuna


status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Actinopterygii
ordo = Perciformes
familia = Cichlidae
genus = "Melanochromis"
species = "M. vermivorus"
binomial = "Melanochromis vermivorus"
binomial_authority = Trewavas, 1935
synonyms = 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.

ource

* Kasembe, J. 2005. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/61129/all Melanochromis vermivorus] . [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on 04 August 2007.