Maylandia

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Etymology

German Mayland +‎ -ia, after cichlid enthusiast Hans Joachim Mayland

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Maylandia f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Cichlidae – mbuna haplochromine cichlids endemic to Lake Malawi in East Africa.

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