Biology:Pyxichromis
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Short description: Genus of fishes
Pyxichromis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cichliformes |
Family: | Cichlidae |
Tribe: | Haplochromini |
Genus: | Pyxichromis Greenwood, 1980 |
Type species | |
Haplochromis parorthostoma Greenwood, 1967
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Pyxichromis is a genus of haplochromine cichlids. The species in this genus are currently included in Haplochromis by FishBase.[1] Each species is endemic to a different Rift Valley lake in East Africa.
Species
It contains the following species:[2]
- Pyxichromis orthostoma (Regan, 1922)
- Pyxichromis paradoxus (Lippitsch & Kaufman, 2003)
- Pyxichromis parorthostoma (Greenwood, 1967)
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). Haplochromis Species of 'Haplochromis' in FishBase. October 2018 version.
- ↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "Species in the genus Pyxichromis". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?tbl=species&genus=Pyxichromis.
Wikidata ☰ Q2704278 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyxichromis.
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