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
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
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; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Maylandia hajomaylandi". 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.