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
- Category:Maylandia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons