| 词条 | Maylandia estherae |
| 释义 |
| name = Red zebra | status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1 | status_ref = [1] | image = Male Red Zebra Cichlid.JPG | taxon = Maylandia estherae | authority = (Konings, 1995) | synonyms =
| synonyms_ref = [2] }} Maylandia estherae (the Red zebra mbuna,Red zebra cichlid , or Esther Grant's zebra) is a haplochromine cichlid. It is a rock dwelling fish, or mbuna, from Lake Malawi. This fish, like most cichlids from Lake Malawi, is a mouthbrooder—females hold their fertilized eggs, then fry, in their mouth until they are released after about 21 days. Taxonomy and namingThe genus name for this fish was once Pseudotropheus but that name is now restricted to different fish. Most ichthyological taxonomists place the species in Maylandia, though Ad Konings and thus much of the aquarium-related literature use Metriaclima instead.[3][4][5] The specific name of this fish honours Esther Grant, the wife of the cichlid exporter Stuart M. Grant.[6] DistributionMaylandia estherae is endemic to Lake Malawi. Mainly in the north and northwest parts of the lake.{{citation needed|date=February 2015}} DescriptionFemales can grow up to {{convert|10|cm|in|round=0.5|abbr=on}} while males will grow up to {{convert|12.7|cm|in|abbr=on}}. Despite their "red zebra" name, these fish most commonly have blue stripes as well, but they are sexually dimorphic, the males sometimes having reddish stripes.{{citation needed|date=February 2015}} In the aquariumThe males are territorial, and subordinate males will be picked on by the dominant or alpha male. Like the other cichlids of this genus, they are best kept in tanks harems with one male to many females. Like any cichlid you must put many other mbuna cichlids preferably 15. You should get 75-100 gallon tanks. They prefer a rocky terrain providing numerous hiding places, where weaker fish can find necessary shelter. They also arrange pebbles more often than other aquarium fish which should be smooth to avoid injury to their mouths, in an effort to build a “dwelling”. Their predominate food source is algae though those in aquaria will take typical cichlid foods and some vegetable greens as a treat. Do not feed them live foods or they will bloat which may prove fatal (do not feed high protein foods as they grow very fast anyway). pH 7.5-8.5, hard 150–200 mg/l, temp. 72-79 F (22-26 C). See also
References1. ^{{cite iucn | author = Konings, A. | year = 2018 | title = Metriaclima estherae | journal = The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species | volume = 2018 | page = e.T61140A47236689 | url = https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T61140A47236689.en | accessdate = 22 December 2018}} 2. ^{{FishBase|Maylandia|estherae|month=October|year=2018}} 3. ^{{cite book|title=Lake Malawi Cichlids|author=Smith, M.|page=41|publisher=Barron's Educational Series|year=2000|isbn=978-0-7641-1525-7}} 4. ^{{cite web|title=Evolution of Lake Malawi Cichlid Fishes|author=Smith, P.|page=40|url=http://library.umaine.edu/theses/pdf/SmithPF2002.pdf|accessdate=2009-02-20}} 5. ^{{cite web|title=Metriaclima estherae|author=Harrington, B.|url=http://www.cichlid-forum.com/articles/met_estherae.php|accessdate=2009-02-20}} 6. ^{{cite web | url = http://www.etyfish.org/cichlidae4/ | title = Order CICHLIFORMES: Family CICHLIDAE: Subfamily PSEUDOCRENILABRINAE (l-o) | accessdate = 22 December 2018 | author1 = Christopher Scharpf | author2 = Kenneth J. Lazara | last-author-amp = yes | work = The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database | publisher = Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara | date = 4 December 2018}}
3 : Maylandia|Taxa named by Ad Konings|Fish described in 1995 |
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