Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae Cichlids
Subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae
Genus: Mylochromis

(See list of species below)


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21 species (see list below)
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Photo by Turner, G.F.

Africa
Max. Length 20.4 cm TL
Mylochromis anaphyrmus (Burgess & Axelrod, 1973)

Photo by Photo by Turner, G.F.
 
Mylochromis anaphyrmus
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No picture found

Max. Length 16.2 cm TL
 
Mylochromis balteatus
[]

Photo by Turner, G.F.

Africa
Max. Length 12.2 cm SL
Mylochromis chekopae Turner & Howarth, 2001

Photo by Photo by Turner, G.F.
 
Mylochromis chekopae
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No picture found

Max. Length 20.7 cm SL
 
Mylochromis ensatus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 20 cm TL
 
Mylochromis epichorialis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 20.6 cm TL
 
Mylochromis ericotaenia
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No picture found

Max. Length 12.7 cm TL
 
Mylochromis formosus
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No picture found

Max. Length 22 cm TL
 
Mylochromis gracilis
[Haplochromis torpedo stripe]

Photo by Dubosc, J.

Africa
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Mylochromis guentheri (Regan, 1922)

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Mylochromis guentheri
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No picture found

Max. Length 19.9 cm TL
 
Mylochromis incola
[Golden mola hap]
No picture found

Max. Length 18 cm TL
 
Mylochromis labidodon
[]

Photo by JJPhoto

Africa
Max. Length 20.7 cm TL
Mylochromis lateristriga (Günther, 1864)

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Mylochromis lateristriga
[Basket hap]

Photo by JJPhoto

Africa
Max. Length 26 cm TL
Mylochromis melanonotus (Regan, 1922)

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Mylochromis melanonotus
[Haplochromis yellow black line]
No picture found

Max. Length 20 cm TL
 
Mylochromis melanotaenia
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 18 cm TL
 
Mylochromis mola
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 16 cm TL
 
Mylochromis mollis
[Softy hap]
No picture found

Max. Length 22 cm TL
 
Mylochromis obtusus
[]

Photo by Dubosc, J.

Africa
Max. Length 11 cm TL
Mylochromis plagiotaenia (Regan, 1922)

Photo by Photo by Dubosc, J.
 
Mylochromis plagiotaenia
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 18.5 cm TL
 
Mylochromis semipalatus
[]

Photo by Reclos, G.J.

Africa
Max. Length 14 cm TL
Mylochromis sphaerodon (Regan, 1922)

Photo by Photo by Reclos, G.J.
 
Mylochromis sphaerodon
[Roundtooth hap]

Photo by Musschoot, T.

Africa
Max. Length 22.2 cm TL
Mylochromis spilostichus (Trewavas, 1935)

Photo by Photo by Musschoot, T.
 
Mylochromis spilostichus
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Mylochromis anaphyrmus Africa 20.4 TL 1973
Mylochromis balteatus Africa 16.2 TL 1935
Mylochromis chekopae Africa 12.2 SL 2001
Mylochromis ensatus Africa 20.7 SL 2001
Mylochromis epichorialis Africa 20 TL 1935
Mylochromis ericotaenia Africa 20.6 TL 1922
Mylochromis formosus Africa 12.7 TL 1935
Mylochromis gracilis Haplochromis torpedo stripe Africa 22 TL 1935
Mylochromis guentheri Africa 20 TL 1922
Mylochromis incola Golden mola hap Africa 19.9 TL 1935
Mylochromis labidodon Africa 18 TL 1935
Mylochromis lateristriga Basket hap Africa 20.7 TL 1864
Mylochromis melanonotus Haplochromis yellow black line Africa 26 TL 1922
Mylochromis melanotaenia Africa 20 TL 1922
Mylochromis mola Africa 18 TL 1935
Mylochromis mollis Softy hap Africa 16 TL 1935
Mylochromis obtusus Africa 22 TL 1935
Mylochromis plagiotaenia Africa 11 TL 1922
Mylochromis semipalatus Africa 18.5 TL 1935
Mylochromis sphaerodon Roundtooth hap Africa 14 TL 1922
Mylochromis spilostichus Africa 22.2 TL 1935



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