- Mylochromis
-
Mylochromis Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes Family: Cichlidae Subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae Tribe: Haplochromini Genus: Mylochromis
Regan, 1920Species 21, see text
Synonyms Maravichromis Eccles & Trewavas, 1989
Platygnathochromis Eccles & Trewavas, 1989Mylochromis is a genus of haplochromine cichlids endemic to Lake Malawi in Eastern Africa.
It contains the following species:[1]
- Mylochromis anaphyrmus
- Mylochromis balteatus
- Mylochromis chekopae Turner & Howarth, 2001
- Mylochromis ensatus Turner & Howarth, 2001
- Mylochromis epichorialis (Trewavas, 1935)
- Mylochromis ericotaenia
- Mylochromis formosus
- Mylochromis gracilis – "Torpedostripe Haplochromis"
- Mylochromis guentheri
- Mylochromis incola – Golden Mola Hap
- Mylochromis labidodon
- Mylochromis lateristriga – Basket Hap
- Mylochromis melanonotus – Yellow Black Line Hap
- Mylochromis melanotaenia
- Mylochromis mola – Mola Hap
- Mylochromis mollis – Softy hap
- Mylochromis obtusus
- Mylochromis plagiotaenia
- Mylochromis semipalatus
- Mylochromis sphaerodon – Roundtooth Hap
- Mylochromis spilostichus
Footnotes
- ^ FishBase [2009]
References
- FishBase [2009]: Mylochromis species. Retrieved 2009-OCT-03.
This Cichlidae-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.