Nyassachromis is a genus of haplochromine cichlids endemic to Lake Malawi. They are open-water mouthbrooders, an ecological niche known as utaka to locals.
| Nyassachromis | |
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| Nyassachromis breviceps | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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
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Species
editThere are currently eight recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Nyassachromis boadzulu (Iles, 1960)
- Nyassachromis breviceps (Regan, 1922)
- Nyassachromis leuciscus (Regan, 1922) (Small Green Utaka)
- Nyassachromis microcephalus (Trewavas, 1935)
- Nyassachromis nigritaeniatus (Trewavas, 1935)
- Nyassachromis prostoma (Trewavas, 1935)
- Nyassachromis purpurans (Trewavas, 1935)
- Nyassachromis serenus (Trewavas, 1935)
References
edit- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Nyassachromis". FishBase. April 2013 version.
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