Dimidiochromis

Dimidiochromis is a genus of haplochromine cichlids endemic to Lake Malawi in East Africa. All of its species are elongated in shape and predatory on smaller fishes.

Dimidiochromis
Malawi eyebiter (D. compressiceps)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Tribe: Haplochromini
Genus: Dimidiochromis
Eccles & Trewavas, 1989
Type species
Haplochromis strigatus
Regan, 1922

Species

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

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References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Dimidiochromis in FishBase. February 2013 version.


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