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Melanochromis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Subfamily
  
Pseudocrenilabrinae

Scientific name
  
Melanochromis

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Perciformes

Family
  
Cichlidae

Tribe
  
Haplochromini

Higher classification
  
Cichlid

Rank
  
Genus

Melanochromis Gold mbuna Melanochromis auratus Fish Tanks and Ponds

Lower classifications
  
Melanochromis auratus, Pseudotropheus cyaneorhabdos, Pseudotropheus johannii, Melanochromis chipokae, Pearl of Likoma

Melanochromis auratus amazing fish


Melanochromis is a genus of haplochromine cichlids endemic to Lake Malawi in Eastern Africa. Ecologically, they belong to the rock-dwelling mbuna cichlids of Lake Malawi.

Contents

Melanochromis are typically small, slim but muscular fishes with lengthwise stripes of black, yellow and blue. They usually display strong sexual dichromatism.

Fish profiles melanochromis auratus


Species

There are currently 15 recognized species in this genus:

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  • Melanochromis auratus (Boulenger, 1897) (Golden Mbuna, Auratus Cichlid, Malawi Golden Cichlid)
  • Melanochromis baliodigma Bowers & Stauffer, 1997
  • Melanochromis chipokae D. S. Johnson, 1975
  • Melanochromis dialeptos Bowers & Stauffer, 1997
  • Melanochromis heterochromis Bowers & Stauffer, 1993
  • Melanochromis kaskazini Konings-Dudin, Konings & Stauffer, 2009
  • Melanochromis lepidiadaptes Bowers & Stauffer, 1997
  • Melanochromis loriae D. S. Johnson, 1975
  • Melanochromis melanopterus Trewavas, 1935
  • Melanochromis mossambiquensis Konings-Dudin, Konings & Stauffer, 2009
  • Melanochromis mpoto Konings & Stauffer, 2012.
  • Melanochromis robustus D. S. Johnson, 1985
  • Melanochromis simulans Eccles, 1973
  • Melanochromis vermivorus Trewavas, 1935 (Purple Mbuna)
  • Melanochromis wochepa Konings-Dudin, Konings & Stauffer, 2009

    • Melanochromis Melanochromis joanjohnsonae

    Melanochromis Melanochromis chipokae

    Melanochromis Melanochromis johanni Seriously Fish

    References

    Melanochromis Wikipedia
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