Mchenga is a small genus of haplochromine cichlids endemic to Lake Malawi in East Africa. They are part of a group known as utaka.
Species There are currently six recognized species in this genus: Mchenga conophoros (Stauffer, LoVullo & McKaye, 1993) Mchenga cyclicos (Stauffer, LoVullo & McKaye, 1993) Mchenga eucinostomus (Regan, 1922) Mchenga flavimanus (Iles, 1960) Mchenga inornata (Boulenger, 1908) Mchenga thinos (Stauffer, LoVullo & McKaye, 1993)
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