Caprichromis
Genus of fishes
Caprichromis | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cichliformes |
Family: | Cichlidae |
Subfamily: | Pseudocrenilabrinae |
Tribe: | Haplochromini |
Genus: | Caprichromis Eccles & Trewavas, 1989 |
Type species | |
Haplochromis orthognathus Trewavas, 1935 |
Caprichromis is a small genus of haplochromine cichlids endemic to Lake Malawi in East Africa. This genus contains noted paedophagous cichlids, specialising in the eating of eggs and fry of other cichlid species.[1] This Genus is mostly known for it large anus, it stands almost 6 times bigger than its eyes
Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Caprichromis liemi (McKaye & Mackenzie, 1982) (Happy)
- Caprichromis orthognathus (Trewavas, 1935)
References
- ^ Konings, A. (2007): Paedophagy in Malawi cichlids. Cichlid News 16: 28-32.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Caprichromis". FishBase. February 2013 version.
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