Simochromis
Genus of fishes From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Simochromis is a genus of cichlids endemic to Lake Tanganyika in Africa.[1]
| Simochromis | |
|---|---|
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| Simochromis diagramma | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Tribe: | Tropheini |
| Genus: | Simochromis Boulenger, 1898 |
| Type species | |
| Chromis diagramma Günther, 1894 | |
Species
There is currently one recognized species are in this genus:[2][3][4]
- Simochromis diagramma (Günther, 1894)
Four other species have been included, but are now generally in Pseudosimochromis:[2][3][4]
- Pseudosimochromis babaulti (Pellegrin, 1927)
- Pseudosimochromis curvifrons (Poll, 1942)
- Pseudosimochromis margaretae G. S. Axelrod & J. A. Harrison, 1978
- Pseudosimochromis marginatus (Poll, 1956)
References
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