Maylandia sp. "Msobo Heteropictus" "Thumbi Point"Metriaclima sp. "Msobo Heteropictus"
Maylandia sp. "Msobo Heteropictus" (Higga Reef, Liuli, Lundo Island, Ndonga, Thumbi Point, Thumbi Reef)
Thumbi Point — TOOM-bee POYNT (approx.)
The fish
How this cichlid is built, and everything about how it lives, eats and breeds, is shared with the species — this page doesn't repeat it.
Read the full Maylandia sp. "Msobo Heteropictus" account →Specific to Thumbi Point
- Collection locality & coordinates
- Local coloration — best judged from the living-fish photo
- Kept as a single-provenance line, never crossed with other collection points
Care facts below are the species' — shared with Maylandia sp. "Msobo Heteropictus".
The Thumbi Point population
Maylandia sp. "Msobo Heteropictus" "Thumbi Point" is the Thumbi Point population of Maylandia sp. "Msobo Heteropictus", a geographic colour form from the Tanzania coast of Lake Malawi in the northern part of the lake. It is the same species as Maylandia sp. "Msobo Heteropictus", distinguished by its collection locality and local coloration; aquarists keep and breed it as a discrete, provenance-labelled line.
Colour reference: living Thumbi Point fish at malawi.si →
About the species
Maylandia sp. 'msobo heteropictus' is an undescribed zebra mbuna from the Tanzanian shore of northern Lake Malawi, documented somewhat south of the localities usually given for the plainer Maylandia sp. 'msobo'. Its trade name places it within the broader msobo group while the qualifier 'heteropictus' — from the Greek for 'other' or 'different' and the Latin for 'painted' or 'patterned' — flags a colour pattern that differs from the standard msobo form. It has not been formally described.
Full Maylandia sp. "Msobo Heteropictus" account →