Biology:Corematodus

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Corematodus
Corematodus shiranus.jpg
Corematodus shiranus
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Tribe: Haplochromini
Genus: Corematodus
Boulenger, 1897
Type species
Corematodus shiranus
Boulenger, 1897

Corematodus is a small genus of haplochromine cichlids native to the Lake Malawi basin in Africa. They feed on scales and fins of other cichlids.[1]

Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[2]

References

  1. Konings, Ad (1990). Ad Konings' Book of Cichlids and all the other Fishes of Lake Malawi. ISBN:978-0866225274.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Corematodus in FishBase. February 2013 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q2713764 entry