title: Cynotilapia axelrodi
text: # Cynotilapia axelrodi
  
  Cynotilapia axelrodi is a species haplochromine cichlid which is endemic to Lake Malawi where it occurs in Nkhata Bay and Chirombo Point, Malawi.
  
  ## Etymology
  
  The specific name honours the publisher Herbert R. Axelrod (1927-2017).
  
  