| Taxon | Mchenga |
|---|---|
| Authority | Stauffer & Konings, 2006 |
| Type species | Copadichromis cyclicos |
| Type species authority | Stauffer, LoVullo & McKaye, 1993 |
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:[1]
- 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)