| народное название | Mbuna |
| Language | Tonga |
| Тип | Vernacular |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 3 - (Other common name) |
| Страна | Malawi |
| Местонахождение | Lake Malawi Basin |
| ссылка | Nsiku, E., 1999 |
| Стадия жизни | juveniles and adults |
| Пол | 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. |