Mylochromis

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

Lower classifications Mylochromis ericotaenia, Mylochromis gracilis, Mylochromis anaphyrmus, Basket hap, Golden mola hap

Amazing beautiful fish mylochromis ericotaenia

Mylochromis is a genus of haplochromine cichlids endemic to Lake Malawi in Eastern Africa.

There are currently 21 recognized species in this genus:

Mylochromis anaphyrmus (W. E. Burgess & H. R. Axelrod, 1973)

Mylochromis balteatus (Trewavas, 1935)

Mylochromis chekopae G. F. Turner & Howarth, 2001

Mylochromis ensatus G. F. Turner & Howarth, 2001

Mylochromis epichorialis (Trewavas, 1935)

Mylochromis ericotaenia (Regan, 1922)

Mylochromis formosus (Trewavas, 1935)

Mylochromis gracilis (Trewavas, 1935) (Torpedostripe Haplochromis)

Mylochromis guentheri (Regan, 1922)

Mylochromis incola (Trewavas, 1935) (Golden Mola Hap)

Mylochromis labidodon (Trewavas, 1935)

Mylochromis lateristriga (Günther, 1864) (Basket Hap)

Mylochromis melanonotus (Regan, 1922) (Yellow Black Line Hap)

Mylochromis melanotaenia (Regan, 1922)

Mylochromis mola (Trewavas, 1935) (Mola Hap)

Mylochromis mollis (Trewavas, 1935) (Softy hap)

Mylochromis obtusus (Trewavas, 1935)

Mylochromis plagiotaenia (Regan, 1922)

Mylochromis semipalatus (Trewavas, 1935)

Mylochromis sphaerodon (Regan, 1922) (Roundtooth Hap)

Mylochromis spilostichus (Trewavas, 1935)

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