Ctenochromis
Ctenochromis | |
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Ctenochromis horei | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cichliformes |
Family: | Cichlidae |
Tribe: | Haplochromini |
Genus: |
Ctenochromis Pfeffer, 1893 |
Type species | |
Ctenochromis pectoralis Pfeffer, 1893
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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:
- 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).
- Ctenochromis polli (Thys van den Audenaerde, 1964)
An undescribed population that appears to be a distinct species is: