Caprichromis

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Caprichromis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Caprichromis
Eccles & Trewavas, 1989

Caprichromis is a small genus of cichlid fish which currently contains two species. Both species are endemic to Lake Malawi in east Africa. Both species of Caprichromis are noted paedophagous cichlids specialising in the eating of eggs and fry of other cichlid species.

[edit] Species

  • Caprichromis liemi Mckaye & Mackenzie, 1982
  • Caprichromis orthognathus Trewavas, 1935

[edit] References

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


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