The Maylandia benetos lives in the demersal, freshwater environment.
Maylandia benetos is a species of fish in the Cichlidae family. It is endemic to Malawi. Its natural habitat is freshwater lakes. Source - * Kasembe, J. 2005. Maylandia benetos. More
Maylandia benetos, illustration from Stauffer et al. (1997) The holotype of Maylandia benetos, an adult male (PSU 3058, Penn State University) measuring 81.4 mm SL, from Mazinzi Reef in the southeast arm of Lake Malawi between Monkey Bay and Nkhudzi. M. More