''Mchenga'' is a small
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
haplochromine
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The haplochromine cichlids are a tribe of cichlids in subfamily Pseudocrenilabrinae called Haplochromini. This group includes the type genus ''Haplochromis'' plus a number of closely related genera such as '' Aulonocara'', '' Astatotila ...
cichlid
Cichlids ()
are a large, diverse, and widespread family of percomorph fish in the family Cichlidae, order Cichliformes. At least 1,760 species have been scientifically described, making it one of the largest vertebrate families, with on ...
s
endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found only in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also foun ...
to
Lake Malawi
Lake Malawi, also known as Lake Nyasa in Tanzania and Lago Niassa in Mozambique, () is an African Great Lakes, African Great Lake and the southernmost lake in the East African Rift system, located between Malawi, Mozambique and Tanzania.
It is ...
in
East Africa
East Africa, also known as Eastern Africa or the East of Africa, is a region at the eastern edge of the Africa, African continent, distinguished by its unique geographical, historical, and cultural landscape. Defined in varying scopes, the regi ...
. They are part of a group known as
utaka
'' Copadichromis azureus'', one of the utaka of Lake Malawi in Africa
Utaka is a term used for multiple open water-dwelling cichlid species that are found in Lake Malawi, the most diverse source of cichlids in the world of aquaria. Among others, ...
.
Species
There are currently six recognized species in this genus:
* ''
Mchenga conophoros''
( Stauffer, LoVullo & McKaye, 1993)
* ''
Mchenga cyclicos
''Mchenga cyclicos'' is a species of fish in the family Cichlidae. It is endemic to Lake Malawi, where it has been collected near the Nankumba Peninsula of Malawi. Its natural habitat is freshwater lake
A lake is often a naturally occurri ...
''
( Stauffer, LoVullo & McKaye, 1993)
* ''
Mchenga eucinostomus''
( Regan, 1922)
* ''
Mchenga flavimanus''
( Iles, 1960)
* ''
Mchenga inornata
''Mchenga'' is a small genus of haplochromine cichlids endemism, 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'' (Jay Rich ...
''
( Boulenger, 1908)
* ''
Mchenga thinos''
( Stauffer, LoVullo & McKaye, 1993)
References
Haplochromini
*
Cichlid genera
Taxa named by Jay Richard Stauffer Jr.
Taxa named by Ad Konings
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