Dimidiochromis
Sign in to saveDimidiochromis is a genus of haplochromine cichlids endemic to Lake Malawi in East Africa. All of its species are elongated in shape and predatory on smaller fishes.
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderPerciformes
- FamilyCichlidae
Habitatfreshwater
Dimidiochromis is een geslacht van straalvinnige vissen uit de familie van de Cichlidae (Cichliden), dat voorkomt in het Malawimeer. Het geslacht is in 1989 beschreven door Eccles & Trewavas.
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Dimidiochromis is a genus of haplochromine cichlids endemic to Lake Malawi in East Africa. All of its species are elongated in shape and predatory on smaller fishes.
==Species== There are currently four recognized species in this genus: Dimidiochromis compressiceps (Boulenger, 1908) (Malawi eyebiter) Dimidiochromis dimidiatus (Günther, 1864) (Ncheni haplo) Dimidiochromis kiwinge (C. G. E. Ahl, 1926) Dimidiochromis strigatus (Regan, 1922) (Sunset haplo)