Caprichromis
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.[1]
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Caprichromis liemi (McKaye & Mackenzie, 1982) (Happy)
- Caprichromis orthognathus (Trewavas, 1935)
- ^ Konings, A. (2007): Paedophagy in Malawi cichlids. Cichlid News 16: 28-32.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Caprichromis". FishBase. February 2013 version.