Petrochromis

Genus of fishes

Petrochromis
Petrochromis sp. Moshi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Tribe: Tropheini
Genus: Petrochromis
Boulenger, 1898
Type species
Petrochromis polyodon
Boulenger, 1898

Petrochromis is a genus of cichlids endemic to Lake Tanganyika in east Africa.[1]

Species

There are currently 8 recognized species are in this genus:[1]

  • Petrochromis ephiphium Brichard, 1989
  • Petrochromis famula Matthes & Trewavas, 1960
  • Petrochromis fasciolatus Boulenger, 1914
  • Petrochromis horii Takahashi & Koblmüller, 2014[2]
  • Petrochromis macrognathus Yamaoka, 1983
  • Petrochromis orthognathus Matthes, 1959
  • Petrochromis polyodon Boulenger, 1898
  • Petrochromis trewavasae Poll, 1948 (Thread-fin cichlid)

References

  1. ^ a b Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2017). Species of Petrochromis in FishBase. March 2017 version.
  2. ^ Takahashi, T. & Koblmüller, S. (2014): A new species of Petrochromis (Perciformes: Cichlidae) from Lake Tanganyika. Ichthyological Research, 61 (3): 252-264.
Taxon identifiers
Petrochromis


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