Nyassachromis
Nyassachromis is a cichlid genus represented by 41 species in Lake Malawi in this atlas, mapped from 43 field and museum records. A full researched overview of the genus is on the way; meanwhile, explore where each species lives below.
- Species in atlas
- 12 + 29 forms
- Records
- 43
- Recorded depth
- —
- Found in
- Lake Malawi
- Type species
- Nyassachromis breviceps — described as Haplochromis breviceps Regan 1922
Where the genus has been recorded
43 georeferenced records (GBIF) across 41 species. Filter the cloud to a single species, or switch to satellite imagery.
Occurrence records: GBIF.org. Each point is a georeferenced observation or museum specimen.
The 12 species
Every species in the genus recorded in this atlas, with its 29 documented collection-point forms linked inline. 12 have full researched profiles; all link to their distribution and water tolerances.
Nyassachromis microcephalus
Profile(Trewavas, 1935)
(Itungi, Malopa, Mdoka, Mdowa, Ntekete, Otter Point, Selewa)
1 record
Nyassachromis prostoma
Profile(Trewavas, 1935)
(Chuanga, Gome, Jalo Reef, Kanchedza Island, Liuli, Nametumbwe, Narungu, Ntekete)
1 record
Across the waters
The lakes and rivers in this atlas where the genus has been recorded, with how many of its species each holds.