Malawi Cichlid Photo Index

Malawi Cichlids are from the African Lake Malawi. This lake is home to nearly 500 species of Cichlids. Most of these are extremely colorful and look fantastic in an aquarium display. These fish are territorial and often get quite aggressive. The two main Genus are the Haplochromis and Mbuna.

Malawi Cichlid Genus List

This Genus list for Malawi Cichlids contains both Haplochromis and Mbuna Genus.

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A

Alticorpus - Containing five formally described species, and at least 2 undescribed species.

Aristochromis - Only one species in this Genus.

Astatotilapia - Astatotilapia is a Genus of Haplochromine Cichlids endemic to East Africa.

Aulonocara - Aulonocara species are also known as Peacock Cichlids.

B

Buccochromis - Genus of Haplochromine Cichlids endemic to East Africa.

C

Caprichromis - Small Genus of Haplochromine Cichlids endemic to Lake Malawi in East Africa.

Champsochromis - Small Genus of Cichlid fishes endemic to Lake Malawi in East Africa.

Cheilochromis - Only one species in this Genus.

Chilotilapia - Only one species in this Genus.

Corematodus - Small Genus of Cichlids with only two species.

Copadichromis - Genus of Haplochromine Cichlids endemic to Lake Malawi in Eastern Africa.

Ctenopharynx - Small Genus of Haplochromine Cichlids from East Africa.

Ctenochromis - Genus of Haplochromine cichlids endemic to East Africa.

Cyathochromis - Only one species in this Genus.

Cynotilapia - All species in this Genus form part of the Mbuna flock, the rock-dwelling fishes of Lake Malawi.

Cyrtocara - Only one species in this Genus.

D

Diplotaxodon - Small Genus of seven formally described, as well as at least 15 undescribed, deep-water species.

Dimidiochromis - Genus of Haplochromine Cichlids endemic to Lake Malawi in East Africa.

Docimodus - Small Genus of Cichlid fish endemic to East Africa.

E

Eclectochromis - Small Genus of Haplochromine Cichlids endemic to Lake Malawi in East Africa.

Exochochromis - Only one species in this Genus.

F

Fossorochromis - Only one species in this Genus.

G

Genyochromis - Only one species in this Genus.

Gephyrochromis - Small Genus of Cichlid fish.

H

Haplochromis - Ray-finned fish Genus in the family Cichlidae. (UPDATED)

Hemitaeniochromis - Only one species in this Genus.

Hemitilapia - Only one species in this Genus.

I

Iodotropheus - Small Genus of Cichlid fish endemic to Lake Malawi in East Africa. It currently includes three species.

L

Labeotropheus - Includes at least 2 species, each with a number of subspecies or races.

Labidochromis - Genus can commonly crossbreed so it is recommended to only have one species from this Genus.

Lethrinops - Known as the sandeaters or sandsifters.

Lichnochromis - Only one species in this Genus.

M

Maravichromis - Genus of Haplochromine Cichlids endemic to Lake Malawi in Eastern Africa.

Maylandia - They belong to the Mbuna (rock-dwelling) Haplochromines.

Mchenga - Mchenga is a small genus of haplochromine cichlids endemic to East Africa.

Melanochromis - They belong to the Mbuna (rock-dwelling) Haplochromines.

Metriaclima - They belong to the Mbuna (rock-dwelling) Haplochromines.

Mylochromis - Genus of Haplochromine Cichlids endemic to Lake Malawi in Eastern Africa.

N

Naevochromis - Only one species in this Genus.

Nimbochromis - Known as sleeper Cichlids due to their unique hunting behaviour.

Nyassachromis - Open-water mouthbrooders, an ecological niche known as Utaka to locals.

O

Oreochromis - Genus contains more than 30 species.

Otopharynx - Genus of Haplochromine Cichlids endemic to Lake Malawi in Eastern Africa.

P

Pallidochromis - Only one species in this Genus.

Petrochromis - Small Genus of seven formally described Cichlid species, and at least 7 undescribed species.

Petrotilapia - Genus of fish in the Cichlidae family.

Placidochromis - Genus of Cichlids endemic to Lake Malawi in Eastern Africa.

Platygnathochromis - Only one species in this Genus.

Protomelas - Protomelas is a Genus of Haplochromine Cichlids endemic to Lake Malawi in East Africa.

Pseudotropheus - Pseudotropheus is a Genus of rock dwelling (Mbuna) Cichlids found in Lake Malawi.

R

Rhamphochromis - Genus contains numerous species all of which are latterally compressed pursuit predators.

S

Sciaenochromis - Genus of Haplochromine Cichlids endemic to Lake Malawi in East Africa.

Serranochromis - Ray-finned fish Genus in the family Cichlidae.

Stigmatochromis - Small Genus of Haplochromine Cichlids endemic to Lake Malawi, East Africa.

T

Tramitichromis - Small Genus of Haplochromine Cichlids endemic to East Africa.

Taeniochromis - Only one species in this Genus.

Taeniolethrinops - Small Genus of Haplochromine Cichlids endemic to East Africa.

Trematocranus - Small Genus of Haplochromine Cichlids endemic to East Africa.

Tilapia - Nearly a hundred species of Cichlid fish from the Tilapiine cichlid tribe.

Tyrannochromis - Small Genus of Haplochromine Cichlids endemic to East Africa.