| Orthochromis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Subfamily: | Pseudocrenilabrinae |
| Tribe: | Haplochromini |
| Genus: | Orthochromis Greenwood, 1954 |
| Type species | |
| Haplochromis malagaraziensis David, 1937 | |
Orthochromis is a genus of relatively small haplochromine cichlids native to rivers and lakes in Eastern and Middle Africa. Most of its species are rheophilic. [1]
As presently defined Orthochromis is polyphyletic. [2] Some Orthochromis species were formerly included in Schwetzochromis . [1]