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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. The honours the tropical fish dealer Misha Fainzilber who helped the author, Wolfgang Staeck, gain access to Lake Malawi.

References

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