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Mylochromis
Sign in to saveMylochromis is a genus of haplochromine cichlids endemic to Lake Malawi in Eastern Africa.
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GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderPerciformes
- FamilyCichlidae
Mylochromis is een geslacht van straalvinnige vissen uit de familie van de cichliden (Cichlidae).
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 11
- Family
- Cichlidae
- Collections
- YPM, NRM
- Recorded in
- Malawi, Tanzania
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- Parent taxon
- Haplochromini
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Mylochromis is a genus of haplochromine cichlids endemic to Lake Malawi in Eastern Africa.
==Species== There are currently 24 recognized species in this genus: Mylochromis anaphyrmus (W. E. Burgess & H. R. Axelrod, 1973) Mylochromis balteatus (Trewavas, 1935) Mylochromis chekopae G. F. Turner & Howarth, 2001 Mylochromis durophagus G. F. Turner, 2024 Mylochromis ensatus G. F. Turner & Howarth, 2001 Mylochromis epichorialis (Trewavas, 1935) Mylochromis ericotaenia (Regan, 1922) Mylochromis formosus (Trewavas, 1935) Mylochromis gracilis (Trewavas, 1935) (Torpedostripe Haplochromis) Mylochromis guentheri (Regan, 1922) Mylochromis incola (Trewavas, 1935) (Golden Mola Hap) Mylochromis labidodon (Trewavas, 1935) Mylochromis lateristriga (Günther, 1864) (Basket Hap) Mylochromis melanonotus (Regan, 1922) (Yellow Black Line Hap) Mylochromis melanotaenia (Regan, 1922) Mylochromis mola (Trewavas, 1935) (Mola Hap) Mylochromis mollis (Trewavas, 1935) (Softy hap) Mylochromis obtusus (Trewavas, 1935) Mylochromis plagiotaenia (Regan, 1922) Mylochromis rotundus G. F. Turner, 2024 Mylochromis semipalatus (Trewavas, 1935) Mylochromis sphaerodon (Regan, 1922) (Roundtooth Hap) Mylochromis spilostichus (Trewavas, 1935) Mylochromis subocularis (Günther, 1894)
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