Maylandia chrysomallos

Phylum:Chordata

Class:Actinopterygii

Order:Cichliformes

Family:Cichlidae

Maylandia chrysomallos
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cichliformes
Family:	Cichlidae
Genus:	Maylandia
Species:	M. chrysomallos
Binomial name
Maylandia chrysomallos (Stauffer, Bowers, Kellogg & McKaye, 1997)
Synonyms
Metriaclima chrysomallos Stauffer, Bowers, Kellogg & McKaye, 1997

Maylandia chrysomallos is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi where it is only known from rocky areas around Mumbo Island.^[1] This species can reach a length of 9 centimetres (3.5 in) SL. It is also found in the aquarium trade.^[2]