Dimidiochromis

Classification

Genus: Dimidiochromis
Family: Cichlidae - Cichlids
Order: Cichliformes - Cichlids
Class: Teleostei - Ray-finned fishes
Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes

Description

Dimidiochromis is a genus of haplochromine cichlids endemic to Lake Malawi in East Africa. All of its species are elongated in shape and predatory on smaller fishes.

There are currently four recognized species in this genus:

Dimidiochromis compressiceps (Boulenger, 1908) (Malawi eyebiter)
Dimidiochromis dimidiatus (Günther, 1864) (Ncheni haplo)
Dimidiochromis kiwinge (C. G. E. Ahl, 1926)
Dimidiochromis strigatus (Regan, 1922) (Sunset haplo)

Species

Malawi eyebiter
(Dimidiochromis compressiceps)

Ncheni type haplochromis
(Dimidiochromis dimidiatus)

Dimidiochromis kiwinge

Haplochromis sunset
(Dimidiochromis strigatus)

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