Dimidiochromis

Dimidiochromis is a genus of haplochromine cichlids endemic to Lake Malawi in East Africa. All of its species are elongated in shape and predatory on smaller fishes.

Dimidiochromis
Malawi eyebiter (D. compressiceps)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cichliformes
Family:	Cichlidae
Tribe:	Haplochromini
Genus:	Dimidiochromis Eccles & Trewavas, 1989
Type species
Haplochromis strigatus Regan, 1922

Species

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

• Dimidiochromis compressiceps (Boulenger, 1908) (Malawi eyebiter)
• Dimidiochromis dimidiatus (Günther, 1864) (Ncheni haplo)
• Dimidiochromis kiwinge (C. G. E. Ahl, 1926)
• Dimidiochromis strigatus (Regan, 1922) (Sunset haplo)