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Giant cichlid
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The giant cichlid (Boulengerochromis microlepis), also known as the emperor cichlid, is a species of fish in the family Cichlidae, endemic to Lake Tanganyika in Africa.[2][3] It is the only member of its genus Boulengerochromis and tribe Boulengerochromini.[4]
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Giant cichlid | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cichliformes |
Family: | Cichlidae |
Subfamily: | Pseudocrenilabrinae |
Tribe: | Boulengerochromini Takahashi, 2003 |
Genus: | Boulengerochromis Pellegrin, 1904 |
Species: | B. microlepis |
Binomial name | |
Boulengerochromis microlepis (Boulenger, 1899) | |
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