Copadichromis

Copadichromis
Male redfin hap (C. borleyi)
'Kadango' population
Scientific classification Edit this 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

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.