The Maylandia phaeos lives in the demersal, freshwater environment.
Maylandia phaeos is a species of fish in the Cichlidae family. It is endemic to Mozambique. Its natural habitat is freshwater lakes. Source - * Kasembe, J. 2005. Maylandia phaeos. More
Maylandia phaeos was first typed in Stauffer, Bowers, Kellogg & McKaye, 1997, so it is a relatively recent introduction. Synonyms for this fish are Metriaclima phaeos, a description which is no longer considered valid. More
Maylandia phaeos, illustration from Stauffer et al. (1997) The holotype of Maylandia phaeos, an adult male (PSU 3054, Penn State University) measuring 85.1 mm SL, from Cobue, Mozambique, the only locality from which this species is currently known. More