Zebra mbuna

Zebra mbuna
	Male zebra mbuna
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cichliformes
Family:	Cichlidae
Genus:	Maylandia
Species:	M. zebra
Binomial name
	Maylandia zebra; (Boulenger, 1899)
Synonyms
	Maylandia melabranchion (Stauffer, Bowers, Kellogg & McKaye, 1997); Metriaclima melabranchion Stauffer, Bowers, Kellogg & McKaye, 1997; Metriaclima zebra (Boulenger, 1899); Pseudotropheus zebra (Boulenger, 1899); Tilapia zebra Boulenger, 1899;

The zebra mbuna (Maylandia zebra) is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi in Africa. This species can reach a length of 11.3 cm (4.4 in). It feeds on aufwuchs, a surface layer of mostly algal material that grows on rocks. This cichlid is a mouthbrooder and the female broods the eggs in her mouth for about three weeks. This fish can sometimes be found in the aquarium trade.

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