Dimidiochromis
{{Short description|Genus of fishes}}
{{Automatic taxobox
| image = Dimidiochromis compressiceps.jpg
| image_caption = Malawi eyebiter (D. compressiceps)
| taxon = Dimidiochromis
| authority = Eccles & Trewavas, 1989
| type_species = Haplochromis strigatus
| type_species_authority = Regan, 1922
}}
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.
Species
There are currently four recognized species in this genus:{{FishBase genus | genus = Dimidiochromis| month = February | year = 2013}}
- Dimidiochromis compressiceps (Boulenger, 1908) (Malawi eyebiter)
- Dimidiochromis dimidiatus (Günther, 1864) (Ncheni haplo)
- Dimidiochromis kiwinge (C. G. E. Ahl, 1926)
- Dimidiochromis strigatus (Regan, 1922) (Sunset haplo)
References
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Category:Taxa named by Ethelwynn Trewavas
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