Tyrannochromis

Updated on Sep 28, 2024

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

Lower classifications Tyrannochromis nigriventer, Tyrannochromis macrostoma

Tyrannochromis nigriventer matema pisces

Tyrannochromis is a small genus of haplochromine cichlids endemic to Lake Malawi.

There are currently four recognized species in this genus:

Tyrannochromis macrostoma (Regan, 1922)

Tyrannochromis maculiceps (C. G. E. Ahl, 1926)

Tyrannochromis nigriventer Eccles, 1989

Tyrannochromis polyodon (Trewavas, 1935)

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