''Tyrannochromis'' is a small

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

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 ...

cichlid Cichlids are fish from the family Cichlidae in the order Cichliformes. Cichlids were traditionally classed in a suborder, the Labroidei, along with the wrasses ( Labridae), in the order Perciformes, but molecular studies have contradicted this ...

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...

Lake Malawi Lake Malawi, also known as Lake Nyasa in Tanzania and Lago Niassa in Mozambique, is an African Great Lake and the southernmost lake in the East African Rift system, located between Malawi, Mozambique and Tanzania. It is the fifth largest fre ...

Species

There are currently four recognized species in this genus: * ''

Tyrannochromis macrostoma ''Tyrannochromis macrostoma'', or big-mouth hap, is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi Lake Malawi, also known as Lake Nyasa in Tanzania and Lago Niassa in Mozambique, is an African Great Lake and the southernmost lake in the Eas ...

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Regan The family name Regan, along with its cognates O'Regan, O Regan, Reagan, and O'Reagan, is an Anglicized form of the Irish surname Ó Riagáin or Ó Ríogáin, from Ua Riagáin. The meaning is likely to have originated in ancient Gaelic ''ri'' ...

, 1922) * ''

Tyrannochromis maculiceps ''Tyrannochromis'' is a small genus of haplochromine cichlids endemic to Lake Malawi Lake Malawi, also known as Lake Nyasa in Tanzania and Lago Niassa in Mozambique, is an African Great Lake and the southernmost lake in the East African ...

'' ( C. G. E. Ahl, 1926) * ''

Tyrannochromis nigriventer ''Tyrannochromis nigriventer'' is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi Lake Malawi, also known as Lake Nyasa in Tanzania and Lago Niassa in Mozambique, is an African Great Lake and the southernmost lake in the East African Rift sys ...

'' Eccles, 1989 * ''

Tyrannochromis polyodon ''Tyrannochromis'' is a small genus of haplochromine cichlids endemic to Lake Malawi. Species There are currently four recognized species in this genus: * '' Tyrannochromis macrostoma'' ( Regan, 1922) * ''Tyrannochromis maculiceps ''Tyranno ...

'' ( Trewavas, 1935)

References

Haplochromini * Cichlid genera Taxa named by Ethelwynn Trewavas Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Cichlidae-stub