Pearl of Likoma

The Pearl of Likoma (Melanochromis joanjohnsonae) is a species of fish in the Cichlidae family. It is endemic (only lives in) to Malawi. Its natural habitat is the hard, rocky water of the lake. More

I recently purchased two pearl of likomas for an african tank I'm creating but one of them has this white spot on it's tail. it's just one big white spot. I have know idea what it is. More

Pearl of Likoma - Melanochromis joanjohnsonae Zebra Cichlid - Pseudotropheus zebra rot/rot Peacock Cichlid - Aulonocara hansbaenschi Nyassa Feather Whisker - Synodontis njassae Aquarium design for fish from this region A large tank, preferably with a volume of more More

Common names

Bele in Yao
Mbuna in Nyanja
Melanochromis joanjohnsonae in Catalan (Català)
Pearl of Likoma in English
Perle von Likoma in German (Deutsch)
Sinimalawinahven in Finnish (suomen kieli)
珍珠鑷麗魚 in Mandarin Chinese
珍珠镊丽鱼 in Mandarin Chinese
琼黑丽鱼 in Mandarin Chinese
瓊黑麗魚 in Mandarin Chinese

Order : Perciformes
Family : Cichlidae
Genus : Melanochromis
Species : Labidochromis textilis
Authority : Johnson, 1974