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Nyassachromis

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Nyassachromis
Nyassachromis breviceps
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae
Tribe: Haplochromini
Genus: Nyassachromis
Eccles & Trewavas, 1989
Type species
Haplochromis breviceps
Regan, 1922

Nyassachromis is a genus of haplochromine cichlids endemic to Lake Malawi. They are open-water mouthbrooders, an ecological niche known as utaka to locals.

Species

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There are currently eight recognized species in this genus:[1]

References

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  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Nyassachromis". FishBase. April 2013 version.