Haplochromine

The haplochromine cichlids, subfamily Haplochrominae, are a grouping of genera including "Haplochromis" plus a number of closely related genera (such as "Aulonocara", "Astatotilapia", and "Chilotiplapia") endemic to eastern and southern Africa. Haplochromines inhabit both rivers and lakes, but it is the lake species that have been most closely studied because of the species flocks known from some of the larger lakes, such as Lake Malawi. Haplochromines are therefore typically divided into four groups: [Loiselle P. V.,: The Cichlid Aquarium, p. 170, Voyageur Press, ISBN 1-56465-146-0]
*Riverine species and those endemic to the northern Great Lakes such as Lake Kivu and Lake Victoria.
*Haplochromines endemic to Lake Malawi other than the mbuna.
*The mbuna, endemic to Lake Malawi.
*Haplochromines endemic to Lake Tanganyika.Among aquarists, the term "haplochromines" is often used exclusively to refer to the open-water, often predatory species as opposed to the predominantly herbivorous rock-dwelling mbuna.Fact|date=December 2007

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