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Nyassachromis
''Nyassachromis'' is a genus of haplochromine cichlids endemism, endemic to Lake Malawi. They are open-water mouthbrooders, an ecological niche known as utaka to locals. Species There are currently eight recognized species in this genus: * ''Nyassachromis boadzulu'' (Thomas Derrick Iles, Iles, 1960) * ''Nyassachromis breviceps'' (Charles Tate Regan, Regan, 1922) * ''Nyassachromis leuciscus'' (Charles Tate Regan, Regan, 1922) (Small Green Utaka) * ''Nyassachromis microcephalus'' (Ethelwynn Trewavas, Trewavas, 1935) * ''Nyassachromis nigritaeniatus'' (Ethelwynn Trewavas, Trewavas, 1935) * ''Nyassachromis prostoma'' (Ethelwynn Trewavas, Trewavas, 1935) * ''Nyassachromis purpurans'' (Ethelwynn Trewavas, Trewavas, 1935) * ''Nyassachromis serenus'' (Ethelwynn Trewavas, Trewavas, 1935) References Nyassachromis, Haplochromini Fish of Lake Malawi, * Cichlid genera Taxa named by Ethelwynn Trewavas Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Cichlidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nyassachromis
''Nyassachromis'' is a genus of haplochromine cichlids endemism, endemic to Lake Malawi. They are open-water mouthbrooders, an ecological niche known as utaka to locals. Species There are currently eight recognized species in this genus: * ''Nyassachromis boadzulu'' (Thomas Derrick Iles, Iles, 1960) * ''Nyassachromis breviceps'' (Charles Tate Regan, Regan, 1922) * ''Nyassachromis leuciscus'' (Charles Tate Regan, Regan, 1922) (Small Green Utaka) * ''Nyassachromis microcephalus'' (Ethelwynn Trewavas, Trewavas, 1935) * ''Nyassachromis nigritaeniatus'' (Ethelwynn Trewavas, Trewavas, 1935) * ''Nyassachromis prostoma'' (Ethelwynn Trewavas, Trewavas, 1935) * ''Nyassachromis purpurans'' (Ethelwynn Trewavas, Trewavas, 1935) * ''Nyassachromis serenus'' (Ethelwynn Trewavas, Trewavas, 1935) References Nyassachromis, Haplochromini Fish of Lake Malawi, * Cichlid genera Taxa named by Ethelwynn Trewavas Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Cichlidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |