Benthochromis
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Benthochromis is a small genus of cichlid fish endemic to Lake Tanganyika in east Africa. There are three formally described species, and possibly several additional undescribed species.
[edit] Species
- Benthochromis horii Takahashi, 2008.[1]
- Benthochromis melanoides (Poll, 1984).
- Benthochromis tricoti (Poll, 1948).
[edit] References
FishBase (2006) Eds. Froese, R. and D. Pauly. World Wide Web electronic publication. fishbase.org version (07/2006).
- ^ Takahashi (2008). "Description of a new cichlid fish species of the genus Benthochromis (Perciformes: Cichlidae) from Lake Tanganyika". Journal of Fish Biology 72: 603–613. doi:.
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