Nyassachromis

Nyassachromis is a genus of haplochromine cichlids endemic to Lake Malawi. They are open-water mouthbrooders, an ecological niche known as utaka to locals.

Nyassachromis
Nyassachromis breviceps
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cichliformes
Family:	Cichlidae
Subfamily:	Pseudocrenilabrinae
Tribe:	Haplochromini
Genus:	Nyassachromis Eccles & Trewavas, 1989
Type species
Haplochromis breviceps Regan, 1922

Species

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

• Nyassachromis boadzulu (Iles, 1960)
• Nyassachromis breviceps (Regan, 1922)
• Nyassachromis leuciscus (Regan, 1922) (Small Green Utaka)
• Nyassachromis microcephalus (Trewavas, 1935)
• Nyassachromis nigritaeniatus (Trewavas, 1935)
• Nyassachromis prostoma (Trewavas, 1935)
• Nyassachromis purpurans (Trewavas, 1935)
• Nyassachromis serenus (Trewavas, 1935)