Gnathochromis
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| Gnathochromis | |
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| G. permaxillaris | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Subfamily: | Pseudocrenilabrinae |
| Tribe: | Limnochromini |
| Genus: | Gnathochromis Poll, 1981 |
| Type species | |
| Limnochromis permaxillaris L. R. David, 1936 | |
Gnathochromis is a small genus of sand sifting cichlid fish endemic to Lake Tanganyika in east Africa.
Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Gnathochromis permaxillaris (L. R. David, 1936)
- Gnathochromis pfefferi (Boulenger, 1898)
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). Species of Gnathochromis in FishBase. February 2013 version.
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