Microchromis

Microchromis is a small genus of haplochromine cichlids which are endemic to Lake Malawi.

Microchromis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cichliformes
Family:	Cichlidae
Subfamily:	Pseudocrenilabrinae
Tribe:	Haplochromini
Genus:	Microchromis D.S. Johnson, 1975
Type species
Microchromis zebroides D.S. Johnson, 1975

Species

There are two species in the genus Microchromis:^[1]

• Microchromis aurifrons Tawil, 2011
• Microchromis zebroides D.S. Johnson, 1975

Synonymy

Although FishBase recognises the genus Microchromis other authorities treat it as a junior synonym of Cynotilapia.^[2]