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haplochromine __NOTOC__ The haplochromine cichlids are a tribe of cichlids in subfamily Pseudocrenilabrinae called Haplochromini. This group includes the type genus (''Haplochromis'') plus a number of closely related genera such as '' Aulonocara'', '' Astat ...

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Haplochromis ''Haplochromis'' is a ray-finned fish genus in the family Cichlidae. It has been used as the default "wastebin taxon" for Pseudocrenilabrinae cichlids of the East African Rift, and as such became the "largest" fish "genus". Many of these cichlids ...

''. The generic epithet comes from Swahili ''punda milia'' ("zebra") after their striped appearance. At present, five

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Pundamilia azurea ''Haplochromis azureus'' is a species of haplochromine cichlid which is endemic to groups of islands in the middlepart of the Speke Gulf in the Tanzanian part Lake Victoria. It is restricted to areas of steep, rocky beds where the females and ...

'' Seehausen and Lippisch, 1998 * ''

Pundamilia igneopinis ''Haplochromis igneopinnis'' is a species of cichlid endemic to the Tanzanian portion of Lake Victoria in the Speke Gulf Speke () is a suburb of Liverpool. It is southeast of the city centre. Located near the widest part of the River Merse ...

'' Seehausen & Lippitsch 1998 * ''

Pundamilia macrocephala ''Haplochromis macrocephalus'' is a species of cichlid endemic to the Tanzanian portion of Lake Victoria where it is found in Mwanza Gulf and Speke Gulf. This species can reach a length of SL. References macrocephalus ''Macrocephalus ...

'' Seehausen & Bouton 1998 * ''

Pundamilia nyererei ''Haplochromis nyererei'' is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Victoria in Africa. This species can reach a length of SL. The specific name honours Julius Nyerere Julius Kambarage Nyerere (; 13 April 1922 – 14 October 1999) was a ...

'' ( Witte-Maas & F. Witte, 1985) * ''

Pundamilia pundamilia ''Haplochromis pundamilia'' is a species of cichlid endemic to the Tanzanian portions of Lake Victoria. This species can reach a length of SL. References pundamilia pundamilia ''Pundamilia'' is a small genus of haplochromine cichlids ...

'' Seehausen & Bouton 1998

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* Cichlid genera Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Cichlidae-stub