Scientific name : Melanochromis auratus
ID (photo) number: 070
[photo source: LMEP, 1997, CapeMaclear, by M. Yuma]
Local name(s) found in 20 villages in Malawi
01) Chimbuzu (Tonga in Sanga, Nkhata Bay Dis.)
02) Chipesu (Nyanja/Tonga in Liwaladzi, Nkhotakota Dis.)
03) Jesi (Tonga in Chindozwa, Nkhata Bay Dis.)
04) Jesi (Tonga in Dindano, Nkhata Bay Dis.)
05) Jessie (Tonga in Chintheche, Nkhata Bay Dis.)
06) Kachipesu (Tonga in Ngala, Nkhotakota Dis.)
07) Mbuna (Tonga in Chikale, Nkhata Bay Dis.)
08) Mbuna (Nyanja in Kasankha, Mangochi Dis.)
09) Mbuna (Tonga/Tumbuka/Nyanja in Masasa, Mangochi Dis.)
10) Mbuna (Yao in Makawa, Mangochi Dis.)
11) Mbuna ya m'bango (Nyanja in Cape Maclear, Mangochi Dis.)
12) Mbuna ya mizerimizeri (Tonga/Tumbuka in Msaka, Mangochi Dis.)
13) Mbuna ya mmiyala (Nyanja in Mbwazulu, Mangochi Dis.)
14) Mbuna ya mmiyala (Yao in Matomondo, Mangochi Dis.)
15) Mbuna ya mntchesi (Tonga/Tumbuka in Chizale, Mangochi Dis.)
16) Mgungu (Yao in Chindongo, Mangochi Dis.)
17) Mwantchesa (Tonga/Tumbuka in Mbvunguti, Mangochi Dis.)
18) Pajamala (Tonga in Kande, Nkhata Bay Dis.)
