Dimidiochromis

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iDimidiochromis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Dimidiochromis
Eccles & Trewavas, 1989
Species
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Dimidiochromis is a small genus of four species of cichlid fish endemic to Lake Malawi in east Africa. All species are elongate in shape and predatory on smaller fishes.

[edit] Species

  • Dimidiochromis compressiceps Boulenger, 1908
  • Dimidiochromis dimidiatus Günther, 1864
  • Dimidiochromis kiwinge Ahl, 1926
  • Dimidiochromis strigatus Regan, 1922

[edit] References

FishBase (2006) Eds. Froese, R. and D. Pauly. World Wide Web electronic publication. fishbase.org version (07/2006).


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