Mchenga

Mchenga is a small genus of haplochromine cichlids endemic to Lake Malawi in East Africa. They are part of a group known as utaka.

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GENUS

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassTeleostei
OrderPerciformes
FamilyCichlidae

Habitatfreshwater

Observations recorded176

Vissen Mchenga is een geslacht van straalvinnige vissen uit de familie van de cichliden (Cichlidae). Soorten Mchenga conophoros (Stauffer, LoVullo & McKaye, 1993) Mchenga cyclicos (Stauffer, LoVullo & McKaye, 1993) Mchenga eucinostomus (Regan, 1922) Mchenga flavimanus (Iles, 1960) Mchenga inornata (Boulenger, 1908) Mchenga thinos (Stauffer, LoVullo & McKaye, 1993)

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 3
Family: Cichlidae
Collections: YPM
Recorded in: Malawi

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Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Haplochromini
Image: Mchenga eucinostomus.jpg

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taxon name: Mchenga
taxon rank: genus
topic's main category: Category:Mchenga
Commons category: Mchenga

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Mchenga is a small genus of haplochromine cichlids endemic to Lake Malawi in East Africa. They are part of a group known as utaka.

==Species== There are currently six recognized species in this genus: Mchenga conophoros (Stauffer, LoVullo & McKaye, 1993) Mchenga cyclicos (Stauffer, LoVullo & McKaye, 1993) Mchenga eucinostomus (Regan, 1922) Mchenga flavimanus (Iles, 1960) Mchenga inornata (Boulenger, 1908) Mchenga thinos (Stauffer, LoVullo & McKaye, 1993)

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