Melanochromis

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Kingdom Animalia Subfamily Pseudocrenilabrinae Scientific name Melanochromis Phylum Chordata Order Perciformes		Family Cichlidae Tribe Haplochromini Higher classification Cichlid Rank Genus

Lower classifications Melanochromis auratus, Pseudotropheus cyaneorhabdos, Pseudotropheus johannii, Melanochromis chipokae, Pearl of Likoma

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Melanochromis is a genus of haplochromine cichlids endemic to Lake Malawi in Eastern Africa. Ecologically, they belong to the rock-dwelling mbuna cichlids of Lake Malawi.

Melanochromis are typically small, slim but muscular fishes with lengthwise stripes of black, yellow and blue. They usually display strong sexual dichromatism.

Fish profiles melanochromis auratus

Species

There are currently 15 recognized species in this genus:

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Melanochromis auratus (Boulenger, 1897) (Golden Mbuna, Auratus Cichlid, Malawi Golden Cichlid)

Melanochromis baliodigma Bowers & Stauffer, 1997

Melanochromis chipokae D. S. Johnson, 1975

Melanochromis dialeptos Bowers & Stauffer, 1997

Melanochromis heterochromis Bowers & Stauffer, 1993

Melanochromis kaskazini Konings-Dudin, Konings & Stauffer, 2009

Melanochromis lepidiadaptes Bowers & Stauffer, 1997

Melanochromis loriae D. S. Johnson, 1975

Melanochromis melanopterus Trewavas, 1935

Melanochromis mossambiquensis Konings-Dudin, Konings & Stauffer, 2009

Melanochromis mpoto Konings & Stauffer, 2012.

Melanochromis robustus D. S. Johnson, 1985

Melanochromis simulans Eccles, 1973

Melanochromis vermivorus Trewavas, 1935 (Purple Mbuna)

Melanochromis wochepa Konings-Dudin, Konings & Stauffer, 2009

Melanochromis Melanochromis johanni Seriously Fish

References

Melanochromis Wikipedia

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