Biology:Ctenochromis

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Ctenochromis
Ctenochromis horei.jpg
Ctenochromis horei
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Tribe: Haplochromini
Genus: Ctenochromis
Pfeffer, 1893
Type species
Ctenochromis pectoralis
Pfeffer, 1893

Ctenochromis is a genus of haplochromine cichlids endemic to the Lake Tanganyika and Congo River basins in Africa.

At present, 5 species are validly described in Ctenochromis:[1]

  • Ctenochromis horei (Günther, 1894)
  • Ctenochromis luluae (Fowler, 1930)
  • Ctenochromis oligacanthus (Regan, 1922)
  • Ctenochromis pectoralis Pfeffer, 1893 – Pangani Haplo (listed as extinct by the IUCN, but this appears to be incorrect).[2]
  • Ctenochromis polli (Thys van den Audenaerde, 1964)

An undescribed population that appears to be a distinct species is:

Footnotes

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). Species of Ctenochromis in FishBase. June 2018 version.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Ctenochromis pectoralis" in FishBase. April 2013 version.

References

  • FishBase [2009]: Ctenochromis species. Retrieved 2009-OCT-03.

Wikidata ☰ Q679026 entry