Gallery of Miscellaneous Maylandia
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Gallery of Miscellaneous Maylandia
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On this page are underwater photos of
various color forms, populations, and still-unnamed species
that are related to (or at least vaguely similar to)
Maylandia zebra, and to
M. greshakei (the type species of Maylandia), which may
prove to be a junior synonym of M. zebra.
Some of these forms may represent populations of M. zebra itself,
while others are quite distinct and may eventually be described and
named as full species after sufficient field observations of their biology.
Others shown here may not remain ultimately in Maylandia but are
placed there for now because they have been informally identified with
the zebra complex in the past.
Until recently, all these entities were placed in the genus
Pseudotropheus, most in the subgenus Maylandia.
The latter was elevated to generic rank when
Stauffer et al. (1997) proposed a new
genus, Metriaclima, for this group. These authors mistakenly denied
the availability of the name Maylandia for use as a genus for these forms.
All photos below are from the plates in
Ribbink et al., 1983. They are
reproduced by permission of the
Zoological Society of Southern Africa. The locality where the photo
was taken and the plate number in Ribbink et al. are identified
under each photo. Ribbink et al. are responsible for coining the names
used here.
Many other related forms are illustrated as separate, formally named
species (be they biologically real or not) on other pages — see the following:
Maylandia aurora,
M. barlowi,
M. callainos,
M. crabro,
M. emmiltos,
M. hajomaylandi,
M. heteropicta,
M. livingstonii,
M. mbenjii,
M. pursa,
M. pyrsonotos,
M. sandaracinos, and
M. zebra itself.
| Last Update: 1 June 2008
Web Author: M. K. Oliver, Ph.D. Copyright © 1997-2021 by M. K. Oliver, Ph.D. - ALL RIGHTS RESERVED |
M. zebra, Zimbawe Island 
