''Maylandia hajomaylandi'' 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 where it is only known from around

Chisumulu Island Chizumulu Island is the smaller of two islands in Lake Malawi, the larger being the nearby Likoma island, which together make up the Likoma District. Both these islands lie just a few kilometres from Mozambique and are entirely surrounded by Mozam ...

. This species 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

specific name Specific name may refer to: * in Database management systems, a system-assigned name that is unique within a particular database In taxonomy, either of these two meanings, each with its own set of rules: * Specific name (botany), the two-part (bino ...

honours the cichlid enthusiast and author about aquaria Hans Joachim Mayland, who died in 2004,

References

hajomaylandi Fish of Lake Malawi Fish of Malawi Fish described in 1984 Taxobox binomials not recognized by IUCN Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Cichlidae-stub