Maylandia aurora

Phylum:Chordata

Class:Actinopterygii

Order:Cichliformes

Family:Cichlidae

Maylandia aurora
Maylandia aurora
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cichliformes
Family:	Cichlidae
Genus:	Maylandia
Species:	M. aurora
Binomial name
Maylandia aurora (W. E. Burgess, 1976)
Synonyms
Pseudotropheus aurora Burgess, 1976 Metriaclima aurora (Burgess, 1976)

Maylandia aurora is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi where it is only known from the southern half of Likoma Island where it prefers habitats with rocky substrates close to sand. Males of this species can reach a length of 8.7 centimetres (3.4 in) SL while females reach 8 centimetres (3.1 in) SL. It is also found in the aquarium trade.^[2]