Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae Cichlids
Subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae
Genus: Dimidiochromis

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4 species
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Africa
Max. Length 23 cm TL
Dimidiochromis compressiceps (Boulenger, 1908)

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Dimidiochromis compressiceps
[Malawi eyebiter]

Photo by Dubosc, J.

Africa
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Dimidiochromis dimidiatus (Günther, 1864)

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Dimidiochromis dimidiatus
[Ncheni type haplochromis]
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Max. Length 30 cm TL

 
Dimidiochromis kiwinge
[]

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Africa
Max. Length 24.4 cm TL
Dimidiochromis strigatus (Regan, 1922)

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Dimidiochromis strigatus
[Haplochromis sunset]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Dimidiochromis compressiceps Malawi eyebiter Africa 23 TL 1908
Dimidiochromis dimidiatus Ncheni type haplochromis Africa 20 TL 1864
Dimidiochromis kiwinge Africa 30 TL 1926
Dimidiochromis strigatus Haplochromis sunset Africa 24.4 TL 1922



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