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]

Caprichromis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cichliformes
Family:	Cichlidae
Subfamily:	Pseudocrenilabrinae
Tribe:	Haplochromini
Genus:	Caprichromis Eccles & Trewavas, 1989
Type species
Haplochromis orthognathus Trewavas, 1935

Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus:^[2]

• Caprichromis liemi (McKaye & Mackenzie, 1982) (Happy)
• Caprichromis orthognathus (Trewavas, 1935)