Maylandia hajomaylandi

Maylandia hajomaylandi is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi where it is only known from around Chisumulu Island. This species can reach a length of 12 centimetres (4.7 in) TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.[2] The specific name honours the cichlid enthusiast and author about aquaria Hans Joachim Mayland, who died in 2004,[3]

Maylandia hajomaylandi

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Maylandia
Species:
M. hajomaylandi
Binomial name
Maylandia hajomaylandi
(M. K. Meyer & Schartl, 1984)
Synonyms

Maylandia hayomaylandi (lapsus)
Metriaclima hajomaylandi (M. K. Meyer & Schartl, 1984)
Metriaclima hayomaylandi (lapsus)

References
  1. Konings, A. (2018). "Metriaclima hajomaylandi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T61143A47236884. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T61143A47236884.en.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Maylandia hajomaylandi" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
  3. Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (4 December 2018). "Order CICHLIFORMES: Family CICHLIDAE: Subfamily PSEUDOCRENILABRINAE (l-o)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 20 December 2018.


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