''Pseudotropheus cyaneorhabdos'' is a species of

cichlid Cichlids are fish from the family Cichlidae in the order Cichliformes. Cichlids were traditionally classed in a suborder, the Labroidei, along with the wrasses ( Labridae), in the order Perciformes, but molecular studies have contradicted this ...

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 elsew ...

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where it is only known from around Likoma Island where it prefers rocky substrates at depths of from . This species can grow to a length of SL. Also known as Maingano, this mbuna is often confused with ''P. johannii''. One important distinguishing characteristic is that females are not orange, whereas female ''P. johanii'' are. Both male & female ''P. cyaneorhabdos'' are colored the same; however, males may have more intense coloring, particularly in dominant or sexually active males. Another key distinguishing feature of ''P. cyaneorhabdos'' from ''P. johannii'' is the lack of vertical stripes. The horizontal stripes of ''P. cyaneorhabdos'' have been used to study the genetic control of

phenotypic trait A phenotypic trait, simply trait, or character state is a distinct variant of a phenotypic characteristic of an organism; it may be either inherited or determined environmentally, but typically occurs as a combination of the two.Lawrence, Eleano ...

s like coloration.

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cyaneorhabdos Fish described in 1997 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Cichlidae-stub

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