Caprichromis

{{Short description|Genus of fishes}}

{{Automatic taxobox

| taxon = Caprichromis

| display_parents = 3

| authority = Eccles & Trewavas, 1989

| type_species = Haplochromis orthognathus

| type_species_authority = 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.{{aut|Konings, A.}} (2007): Paedophagy in Malawi cichlids. Cichlid News 16: 28-32.

Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus:{{FishBase genus | genus = Caprichromis| month = February | year = 2013}}

References

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Category:Haplochromini

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Category:Cichlid genera

Category:Taxa named by Ethelwynn Trewavas

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