Fish Identification

Fish Identification: Find Species

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

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6 species

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Photo by Griffith, J.

Africa
Max. Length 11.1 cm SL
Mchenga conophoros (Stauffer, LoVullo & McKaye, 1993)
Photo by Griffith, J.
 
Mchenga conophoros
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Max. Length 12.1 cm SL
 
Mchenga cyclicos
No picture found

Max. Length 14 cm TL
 
Mchenga eucinostomus
Photo by JJPhoto

Africa
Max. Length 12 cm TL
Mchenga flavimanus (Iles, 1960)
Photo by JJPhoto
 
Mchenga flavimanus
No picture found

Max. Length 10 cm TL
 
Mchenga inornata
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Max. Length 7.8 cm SL
 
Mchenga thinos


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Mchenga conophoros Africa 11.1 SL 1993
Mchenga cyclicos Africa 12.1 SL 1993
Mchenga eucinostomus Africa 14 TL 1922
Mchenga flavimanus Africa 12 TL 1960
Mchenga inornata Africa 10 TL 1908
Mchenga thinos Africa 7.8 SL 1993



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