Common name of Maylandia lombardoi
 
Common name Mbuna
Language Tonga
Type Vernacular
Official trade name No
Rank 3 - (Other common name)
Country Malawi
Locality Lake Malawi Basin
Ref. Nsiku, E., 1999
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core
1st modifier
2nd modifier
Remarks 'mbuna' is the general name given to almost all species of this genus in Malawi and is of Chitongan (language of the Tonga people in northern and central districts along the shores of Lake Malawi) origin.
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