''Maylandia lanisticola'' 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 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. This species is alternatively classified in the genus ''Pseudotropheus''.

References

lanisticola Fish of Lake Malawi Fish of Malawi Fish described in 1976 Taxobox binomials not recognized by IUCN Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Cichlidae-stub