Ctenochromis
| Ctenochromis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Subfamily: | Pseudocrenilabrinae |
| Tribe: | Haplochromini |
| Genus: | Ctenochromis Pfeffer, 1893 |
| Synonyms | |
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Trematochromis Poll, 1987 (but see text) | |
Ctenochromis is a genus of haplochromine cichlids endemic to the Lake Tanganyika and Congo River basins in Africa.
At present, 6 species are validly described in Ctenochromis:[1]
- Ctenochromis benthicola – may belong in Trematochromis
- Ctenochromis horei
- Ctenochromis luluae (Fowler, 1930)
- Ctenochromis oligacanthus (Regan, 1922)
- Ctenochromis pectoralis – Pangani Haplo (listed as extinct by the IUCN, but this appears to be incorrect).[2]
- Ctenochromis polli (Thys van den Audenaerde, 1964)
An undescribed population that appears to be a distinct species is:
Footnotes
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). Species of Ctenochromis in FishBase. April 2013 version.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Ctenochromis pectoralis" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
References
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Wikispecies has information related to: Ctenochromis |
- FishBase [2009]: Ctenochromis species. Retrieved 2009-OCT-03.
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