Biology:Parananochromis

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Parananochromis
Parananochromis longirostris.jpg
Parananochromis longirostris
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Tribe: Chromidotilapiini
Genus: Parananochromis
Greenwood, 1987
Type species
Pelmatochromis longirostris
Boulenger, 1903

Parananochromis is a genus of cichlids native to tropical Africa.

Species

There are currently 8 recognized species in this genus:[1][2]

  • Parananochromis axelrodi Lamboj & Stiassny, 2003
  • Parananochromis brevirostris Lamboj & Stiassny, 2003
  • Parananochromis caudifasciatus (Boulenger, 1913)
  • Parananochromis elobatus Lamboj, 2014 [1]
  • Parananochromis gabonicus Trewavas, 1975
  • Parananochromis longirostris (Boulenger, 1903)
  • Parananochromis ornatus Lamboj & Stiassny, 2003
  • Parananochromis orsorum Lamboj, 2014 [1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Lamboj, A. (2014): Two new species of Parananochromis from Cameroon, Central Africa (Teleostei: Cichlidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 25 (1): 49-57.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). Species of Parananochromis in FishBase. June 2018 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q2709716 entry