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Mchenga

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Cichlidae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Perciformes

Class
  
Actinopterygii

Tribe
  
Haplochromini

Rank
  
Genus

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Similar
  
Nyassachromis, Rhamphochromis, Taeniolethrinops, Caprichromis, Mylochromis

Mchenga is a small genus of haplochromine cichlids endemic to East Africa.

Contents

Mchenga cyclicos chewere wildcaught males


Species

There are currently six recognized species in this genus:

  • Mchenga conophoros (Stauffer, LoVullo & McKaye, 1993)
  • Mchenga cyclicos (Stauffer, LoVullo & McKaye, 1993)
  • Mchenga eucinostomus (Regan, 1922)
  • Mchenga flavimanus (Iles, 1960)
  • Mchenga inornata (Boulenger, 1908)
  • Mchenga thinos (Stauffer, LoVullo & McKaye, 1993)
  • References

    Mchenga Wikipedia