| Ncheni Haplo | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Genus: | Dimidiochromis |
| Species: | D. dimidiatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Dimidiochromis dimidiatus (Günther, 1864) |
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Dimidiochromis dimidiatus, the Ncheni Haplo (short for "haplochromine"), is a species of fish in the Cichlidae family. It was formerly placed in the genus Haplochromis and known as Ncheni-type Haplochromis in the aquarium fish trade.
It is found in Malawi, Mozambique, and Tanzania. Its natural habitat is freshwater lakes.