Mchenga is a small genus of haplochromine cichlids endemic to Lake Malawi in East Africa. They are part of a group known as utaka.
| Mchenga | |
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| Mchenga eucinostomus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Tribe: | Haplochromini |
| Genus: | Mchenga Stauffer & Konings, 2006 |
| Type species | |
| Copadichromis cyclicos Stauffer, LoVullo & McKaye, 1993 | |
There are currently six recognized species in this genus:[1]
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