''Maylandia benetos'' is a species of
cichlid endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found else ...
to
Lake Malawi
Lake Malawi, also known as Lake Nyasa in Tanzania and Lago Niassa in Mozambique, is an African Great Lake and the southernmost lake in the East African Rift system, located between Malawi, Mozambique and Tanzania.
It is the fifth largest fr ...
where it is only known from the southeastern part of the lake from
Mazinzi Reef.
References
benetos
Fish of Lake Malawi
Fish of Malawi
Fish described in 1997
Taxobox binomials not recognized by IUCN
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