Nyassachromis | |
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Nyassachromis breviceps | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cichliformes |
Family: | Cichlidae |
Subfamily: | Pseudocrenilabrinae |
Tribe: | Haplochromini |
Genus: |
Nyassachromis Eccles & Trewavas, 1989 |
Type species | |
Haplochromis breviceps Regan, 1922
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Nyassachromis is a genus of haplochromine cichlids endemic to Lake Malawi. They are open-water mouthbrooders, an ecological niche known as utaka to locals.
There are currently eight recognized species in this genus: [1]
Nyassachromis | |
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Nyassachromis breviceps | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cichliformes |
Family: | Cichlidae |
Subfamily: | Pseudocrenilabrinae |
Tribe: | Haplochromini |
Genus: |
Nyassachromis Eccles & Trewavas, 1989 |
Type species | |
Haplochromis breviceps Regan, 1922
|
Nyassachromis is a genus of haplochromine cichlids endemic to Lake Malawi. They are open-water mouthbrooders, an ecological niche known as utaka to locals.
There are currently eight recognized species in this genus: [1]