Protomelas dejunctus

{{Short description|Species of fish}}

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| name = Fire blue hap

| status = VU

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn | author = Kasembe, J. | year = 2018 | title = Protomelas taeniolatus ssp. dejunctus |amends=2006 | volume = 2018 | page = e.T61076A135712120 | doi = 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T61076A135712120.en }}

| taxon = Protomelas dejunctus

| authority = Stauffer, 1993

| synonyms =

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Protomelas dejunctus, the fire blue hap, is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi where it is only known from around Chinyankwazi Island and Chinyamwezi Island in the southern portion of the lake. It is known from depths of from {{convert|2|to|10|m|ft}}. This species can reach a length of {{convert|13.8|cm|in}} SL.{{FishBase |genus= Protomelas|species= dejunctus| month = April | year = 2013}} Some authorities have revised this taxon's status to that of a subspecies of Protomelas taeniolatus.

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