Maylandia fainzilberi

Maylandia fainzilberi
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cichliformes
Family:	Cichlidae
Genus:	Maylandia
Species:	M. fainzilberi
Binomial name
	Maylandia fainzilberi; Staeck, 1976
Synonyms
	Pseudotropheus fainzilberi (Staeck, 1976); Metriaclima fainzilberi (Staeck, 1976);

Maylandia fainzilberi is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi. It can reach a length of 12.9 centimetres (5.1 in) TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.^[2] The honours the tropical fish dealer Misha Fainzilber who helped the author, Wolfgang Staeck, gain access to Lake Malawi.^[3]

References

^ Konings, A. & Kasembe, J (2018). "Metriaclima fainzilberi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T61141A47236756. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T61141A47236756.en.
^ Konings, A.F. (2016). Malaŵi Cichlids in their natural habitat (5 ed.). Cichlid Press. p. 447. ISBN 978-1-932892-23-9.
^ 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 22 December 2018.

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[1] Konings, A. & Kasembe, J (2018). "Metriaclima fainzilberi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T61141A47236756. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T61141A47236756.en.

[Konings2016-2] Konings, A.F. (2016). Malaŵi Cichlids in their natural habitat (5 ed.). Cichlid Press. p. 447. ISBN 978-1-932892-23-9.

[ETYFish-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 22 December 2018.

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