Maylandia aurora (Burgess, 1976)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
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.
Wikipedia contributors, Maylandia aurora; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T23:08:54.440973+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Maylandia aurora (Burgess, 1976)
- Name authority
- (Burgess, 1976)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Cichliformes
- Family
- Cichlidae
- Genus
- Maylandia
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderCichliformes
- familyCichlidae Bonaparte, 1835
- subfamilyPseudocrenilabrinae Fowler, 1934
- genusMaylandia Meyer & Foerster, 1984
- speciesMaylandia aurora (Burgess, 1976)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Maylandia. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Maylandia chrysomallos (Stauffer, Bowers, Kellogg & McKaye, 1997) | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Maylandia cyneusmarginata (Stauffer, Bowers, Kellogg & McKaye, 1997) | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Maylandia estherae (Konings, 1995) | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Maylandia fainzilberi (Staeck, 1976) | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Maylandia hajomaylandi (Meyer & Schartl, 1984) | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Maylandia lanisticola (Burgess, 1976) | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Maylandia lombardoi (Burgess, 1977) | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Maylandia lundoensis (Stauffer, Black & Konings, 2013) | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Maylandia mbenjii (Stauffer, Bowers, Kellogg & McKaye, 1997) | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Maylandia midomo (Stauffer, Black & Konings, 2013) | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Maylandia mossambica (Ciccotto, Konings & Stauffer, 2011) | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Maylandia nigrodorsalis (Stauffer, Black & Konings, 2013) | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Metriaclima aurora (Burgess, 1976) (Burgess, 1976) | synonym |
| Pseudotropheus aurora Burgess, 1976 Burgess, 1976 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1012824 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3YHKW. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.