Gnathochromis

Gnathochromis
G. permaxillaris
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cichlidae
Subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae
Tribe: Limnochromini
Genus: Gnathochromis
Poll, 1981
Type species
Limnochromis permaxillaris
L. R. David, 1936

Gnathochromis is a small genus of sand sifting cichlid fish endemic to Lake Tanganyika in east Africa.

Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). Species of Gnathochromis in FishBase. February 2013 version.
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