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Caprichromis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Actinopterygii

Family
  
Cichlidae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Perciformes

Subfamily
  
Pseudocrenilabrinae

Caprichromis is a small genus of haplochromine cichlids endemic to Lake Malawi in East Africa. This genus contains noted paedophagous cichlids, specialising in the eating of eggs and fry of other cichlid species.

Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus:

  • Caprichromis liemi (McKaye & Mackenzie, 1982) (Happy)
  • Caprichromis orthognathus (Trewavas, 1935)
  • References

    Caprichromis Wikipedia


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