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Buccochromis is a genus of relatively large haplochromine cichlids endemic to Lake Malawi and the upper Shire River in East Africa.

Buccochromis
Buccochromis rhoadesii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cichliformes
Family:	Cichlidae
Tribe:	Haplochromini
Genus:	Buccochromis Eccles & Trewavas, 1989
Type species
Paratilapia nototaenia Boulenger, 1902

Species

There are currently seven recognized species in this genus:[1]

• Buccochromis atritaeniatus (Regan, 1922)
• Buccochromis heterotaenia (Trewavas, 1935)
• Buccochromis lepturus (Regan, 1922) (Slendertail Hap)
• Buccochromis nototaenia (Boulenger, 1902) (Stripeback Hap)
• Buccochromis oculatus (Trewavas, 1935)
• Buccochromis rhoadesii (Boulenger, 1908)
• Buccochromis spectabilis (Trewavas, 1935)

References

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