Maylandia
Translingual
editEtymology
editGerman Mayland + -ia, after cichlid enthusiast Hans Joachim Mayland
Proper noun
editMaylandia f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Cichlidae – mbuna haplochromine cichlids endemic to Lake Malawi in East Africa.
Synonyms
editHypernyms
edit- (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
edit- (genus): Maylandia greshakei (William's mbuna) - type species
Further reading
edit- Maylandia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Maylandia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Maylandia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons