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Maylandia lombardoi
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<p><i>Maylandia lombardoi</i>, is a 13 centimetres (5.1 in) long <a href="/facts/Freshwater/xMP2TxwI">freshwater</a> fish from the family <a href="/facts/Cichlidae/xNuA9o1a">Cichlidae</a>. This species is popular in the <a href="/facts/Aquarium/vM9WdGKC">aquarium</a> hobby where it is sold under a variety of common names including: lombardoi mbuna, kenyi mbuna or kennyi mbuna or kenyi cichlid. This species is sometimes seen in the genus <i>Metriaclima</i> owing to a dispute in which a minority of cichlid researchers do not consider <i>Maylandia</i> valid (see <i><a href="/facts/Maylandia/mhtAdtId">Maylandia</a></i> for discussion. The <a href="/facts/Specific_name_(zoology)/RuH34bxb">specific name</a> honours the exotic fish dealer John Lombardo. </p>