Haplochromine

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A venustus cichlid, Nimbochromis venustus
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A venustus cichlid, Nimbochromis venustus

The haplochromine cichlids, subfamily Haplochrominae, are a grouping of genera including Haplochromis plus a number of closely related genera (such as Aulonocara, Astatotilapia, and Chilotiplapia) endemic to eastern and southern Africa. Haplochromines inhabit both rivers and lakes, but it is the lake species that have been most closely studied because of the species flocks known from some of the larger lakes, such as Lake Malawi. Haplochromines are therefore typically divided into four groups:[1]

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  1. ^ Loiselle P. V.,: The Cichlid Aquarium, p. 170, Voyageur Press, ISBN 1564651460