After Froese & Pauly, 2001 [“The FishBase”], and Oliver, 1997-2005
<==o Maylandia Meyer & Foerster, 1984 [Metriaclima Stauffer, Bowers, Kellogg, & McKaye, 1997; Pseudotropheus in partim] [26] |-- M. aurora (Burgess, 1976) [Pseudotropheus] |-- M. barlowi (McKaye & Stauffer, 1986) [Pseudotropheus] |-- M. benetos (Stauffer, Bowers, Kellogg & McKaye, 1997) [Metriaclima] |-- M. callainos (Stauffer & Hert, 1992) [Pseudotropheus callainos Stauffer & Hert, 1992; Metriaclima callainos (Stauffer & Hert, 1992)] |-- M. chrysomallos (Stauffer, Bowers, Kellogg & McKaye, 1997) [Metriaclima] |-- M. crabro (Ribbink & Lewis, 1982) [Melanochromis crabro (Ribbink & Lewis, 1982; Pseudotropheus crabro (Ribbink & Lewis); Trewavas, 1984a] |-- M. cyneusmarginatus (Stauffer, Bowers, Kellogg & McKaye, 1997) [Metriaclima] |-- M. elegans (Trewavas, 1935) [Pseudotropheus] |-- M. emmiltos (Stauffer, Bowers, Kellogg & McKaye, 1997) [Metriaclima] |-- M. estherae (Konings, 1995) [Pseudotropheus estherae Konings, 1995] (Red Zebra cichlid) |-- M. fainzilberi (Staeck, 1976) [Pseudotropheus] |-- M. greshakei (Meyer & Foerster, 1984) [Pseudotropheus] (William's mbuna) |-- M. hajomaylandi (Meyer & Schartl, 1984) [Pseudotropheus] |-- M. heteropicta (Staeck, 1980) [Pseudotropheus heteropictus] |-- M. lanisticola (Burgess, 1976); Trewavas, 1984a [Pseudotropheus; =? M. livingstonii; Konings, 1995c] |-- M. livingstonii (Boulenger, 1899); Trewavas, 1984a [Pseudotropheus] |-- M. lombardoi Burgess, 1977 [Pseudotropheus lombartoi Burgess, 1977] (kennyi) |-- M. mbenjii (Stauffer, Bowers, Kellogg, & McKaye, 1997) [Metriaclima] |-- M. melabranchion (Stauffer, Bowers, Kellogg, & McKaye, 1997) [Metriaclima] |-- M. phaeos (Stauffer, Bowers, Kellogg, & McKaye, 1997) [Metriaclima] |-- M. pursa (Stauffer, 1991) [Pseudotropheus pursus] |-- M. pyrsonotos [Stauffer, Bowers, Kellogg & McKaye, 1997] [Metriaclima] |-- M. sandaracinos [Stauffer, Bowers, Kellogg & McKaye, 1997] [Metriaclima] |-- M. thapsinogen [Stauffer, Bowers, Kellogg & McKaye, 1997] [Metriaclima] |-- M. xanstomachus (Stauffer & Boltz, 1989) `-- M. zebra (Boulenger, 1899) [Pseudotropheus zebra (Boulenger, 1899) (Zebra mbuna)]
Reference(s):
- Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds), 2001: FishBase.
–iNet: www.fishbase.org - Oliver, M. K., 1997-2005: The cichlid fishes of Lake Mala^wi, Africa. [Last updated: 2005-03-05]
–iNet: http://malawicichlids.com/index.htm [visited: 2005-03-15]