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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