Biology:Eclectochromis
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Short description: Genus of fishes
| Eclectochromis | |
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| Eclectochromis ornatus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Tribe: | Haplochromini |
| Genus: | Eclectochromis Eccles & Trewavas, 1989 |
| Type species | |
| Haplochromis ornatus Regan, 1922
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Eclectochromis is a small genus of haplochromine cichlids endemic to Lake Malawi.
Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Eclectochromis lobochilus (Trewavas, 1935)[2]
- Eclectochromis ornatus (Regan, 1922)[3]
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Eclectochromis in FishBase. February 2013 version.
- ↑ Trewavas, Ethelwynn (1935). "A Synopsis of the Cichlid Fishes of Lake Nyasa". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. Series 10 16 (91): 94. doi:10.1080/00222933508655026. http://malawicichlids.com/trewavas_1935.pdf.
- ↑ Regan, C. Tate (1922). "The Cichlid Fishes of Lake Nyassa". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1921 (4): 691. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1921.tb03287.x. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31253469.
Wikidata ☰ Q745821 entry
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