Nyassachromis
| Nyassachromis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Subfamily: | Pseudocrenilabrinae |
| Tribe: | Haplochromini |
| Genus: | Nyassachromis Eccles & Trewavas, 1989 |
| Type species | |
| Haplochromis breviceps Regan, 1922 | |
Nyassachromis is a genus of haplochromine cichlids endemic to Lake Malawi. They are open-water mouthbrooders, an ecological niche known as utaka to locals.
Species
There are currently eight recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Nyassachromis boadzulu (Iles, 1960)
- Nyassachromis breviceps (Regan, 1922)
- Nyassachromis leuciscus (Regan, 1922) (Small Green Utaka)
- Nyassachromis microcephalus (Trewavas, 1935)
- Nyassachromis nigritaeniatus (Trewavas, 1935)
- Nyassachromis prostoma (Trewavas, 1935)
- Nyassachromis purpurans (Trewavas, 1935)
- Nyassachromis serenus (Trewavas, 1935)
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). Species of Nyassachromis in FishBase. April 2013 version.