| Common name | Mbuna |
| Language | Tonga |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 3 - (Other common name) |
| Country | Malawi |
| Locality | Lake Malawi Basin |
| Ref. | Nsiku, E., 1999 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | primary lexeme |
| 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. |