Protomelas pleurotaenia is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi where it is only known from Monkey Bay and Nkhata Bay where it is known to occur from the surface to 10 metres (33 ft). This species can reach a length of 14.1 centimetres (5.6 in) TL. This species can also be found in the aquarium trade.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Genus: | Protomelas |
| Species: | P. pleurotaenia
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| Protomelas pleurotaenia (Boulenger, 1901)
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References
edit- ^ Konings, A.; Kazembe, J. (2018). "Protomelas pleurotaenia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T61083A148672960. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T61083A148672960.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Protomelas pleurotaenia". FishBase. April 2013 version.
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