''Maylandia fainzilberi'' is a species of
cichlid
Cichlids are fish from the family Cichlidae in the order Cichliformes. Cichlids were traditionally classed in a suborder, the Labroidei, along with the wrasses ( Labridae), in the order Perciformes, but molecular studies have contradicted this ...
endemic to
Lake Malawi. It can reach a length of
TL. It can also be found in the
aquarium
An aquarium (plural: ''aquariums'' or ''aquaria'') is a vivarium of any size having at least one transparent side in which aquatic plants or animals are kept and displayed. Fishkeepers use aquaria to keep fish, invertebrates, amphibians, aq ...
trade.
The
honours the tropical fish dealer Misha Fainzilber who helped the
author, Wolfgang Staeck, gain access to Lake Malawi.
References
Taxa named by Wolfgang Staeck
Fish described in 1976
fainzilberi
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
Taxobox binomials not recognized by IUCN
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