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