Maylandia

Translingual

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Maylandia f

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

Synonyms

Metriaclima

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Actinopterygii – superclass; Teleostei – class; Cichliformes - order; Cichlidae - family; Haplochromini - tribe

Hyponyms

(genus): Maylandia greshakei (William's mbuna) - type species

Further reading

Maylandia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Maylandia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Maylandia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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