Protomelas pleurotaenia

Phylum:Chordata

Class:Actinopterygii

Order:Cichliformes

Family:Cichlidae

Protomelas pleurotaenia
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cichliformes
Family:	Cichlidae
Genus:	Protomelas
Species:	P. pleurotaenia
Binomial name
Protomelas pleurotaenia (Boulenger, 1901)
Synonyms
Tilapia pleurotaenia Boulenger, 1901 Cyrtocara pleurotaenia (Boulenger, 1901) Haplochromis pleurotaenia (Boulenger, 1901) Limnotilapia pleurotaenia (Boulenger, 1901) Haplochromis microstoma Regan, 1922

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]