After Froese & Pauly, 2001 [“The FishBase”]
<==o Melanochromis Trewavas, 1935 [24] |-- M. auratus (Boulenger, 1897) (Golden mbuna) |-- M. baliodigma Bowers & Stauffer, 1997 |-- M. benetos Bowers & Stauffer, 1997 |-- M. brevis Trewavas, 1935 |-- M. chipokae Johnson, 1975 (chipokee) |-- M. cyaneorhabdos Bowers & Stauffer, 1997 |-- M. dialeptos Bowers & Stauffer, 1997 |-- M. elastodema Bowers & Stauffer, 1997 |-- M. heterochromis Bowers & Stauffer, 1993 |-- M. interruptus Johnson, 1975 |-- M. joanjohnsonae (Johnson, 1974) [M. exasperatus Burgess, 1976] (Pearl of Likoma) |-- M. johannii (Eccles, 1973) (Bluegray mbuna, Electric blue Johann) |-- M. labrosus Trewavas, 1935 |-- M. lepidiadaptes Bowers & Stauffer, 1997 |-- M. loriae Johnson, 1975 |-- M. melanopterus Trewavas, 1935 |-- M. mellitus Johnson, 1976 |-- M. parallelus Burgess & Axelrod, 1976 (Parallel striped mbuna) |-- M. perileucos Bowers & Stauffer, 1997 |-- M. robustus Johnson, 1985 |-- M. simulans Eccles, 1973 |-- M. vermivorus Trewavas, 1935 (Purple mbuna) `-- M. xanthodigma Bowers & Stauffer, 1997
Reference(s):
- Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds), 2001: FishBase.
–iNet: www.fishbase.org - Oliver, M. K., 1997-2005: The cichlid fishes of Lake Mala^wi, Africa. [Last updated: 2005-03-05]
–iNet: http://malawicichlids.com/index.htm [visited: 2005-03-15]