| आम नाम | Mbuna |
| Language | Nyanja |
| Dialect | Chichewa |
| प्रकार | Vernacular |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 3 - (Other common name) |
| देश | Malawi |
| स्थान | |
| संदर्भ | Ribbink, A.J., B.A. Marsh, A.C. Marsh, A.C. Ribbink and B.J. Sharp, 1983 |
| जीवन अवस्था | juveniles and adults |
| लिंग | 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. |