Biology:Cyprichromini

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Short description: Tribe of fishes

Cyprichromini
Cyprichromis leptosoma.jpg
Cyprichromis leptosoma
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae
Tribe: Cyprichromini
Poll, 1986
Genera

Cyprichromini is a tribe of African cichlids, containing seven species in two genera: Cyprichromis and Paracyprichromis. Most species are endemic to Lake Tanganyika; only C. microlepidotus has also been seen in eastern Tanzania.

The members of this tribe are small elongated fish found in schools in open waters where they feed on plankton.[1] They are mouthbrooders.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Smith, M.P. (1998). Lake Tanganyikan Cichlids, p. 9. ISBN:0-7641-0615-5

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q149058 entry