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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

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassTeleostei
  4. OrderPerciformes
  5. 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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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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