Copadichromis | |
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Male redfin hap (C. borleyi) 'Kadango' population | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cichliformes |
Family: | Cichlidae |
Tribe: | Haplochromini |
Genus: | Copadichromis Eccles & Trewavas, 1989 |
Type species | |
Haplochromis quadrimaculatus Regan, 1922
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Copadichromis is a genus of haplochromine cichlids endemic to Lake Malawi in Eastern Africa. Copadichromis are part of a group known as utaka and are popular with aquarists, as this genus is relatively peaceful in captivity compared to the mbuna.