Tylochromis

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Tylochromis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cichlidae
Subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae
Tribe: Tylochromini
Genus: Tylochromis
Regan, 1920
Type species
Paratilapia (Pelmatochromis) jentinki
Steindachner, 1895

Tylochromis is a genus of African fishes in the family Cichlidae. They are the only members of the tribe Tylochromini. Many of the species are endemic to the Congo River Basin, but there are also species in Lake Tanganyika, Cameroon, Nigeria, and West Africa from Ghana to Gambia.

Species

There are currently 18 recognized species in this genus:[1]

  • Tylochromis aristoma Stiassny, 1989
  • Tylochromis bangwelensis Regan, 1920 (Hump-back bream)
  • Tylochromis elongatus Stiassny, 1989
  • Tylochromis intermedius (Boulenger, 1916)
  • Tylochromis jentinki (Steindachner, 1894)
  • Tylochromis labrodon Regan, 1920
  • Tylochromis lateralis (Boulenger, 1898)
  • Tylochromis leonensis Stiassny, 1989
  • Tylochromis microdon Regan, 1920
  • Tylochromis mylodon Regan, 1920 (Mweru hump-backed bream)
  • Tylochromis polylepis (Boulenger, 1900)
  • Tylochromis praecox Stiassny, 1989
  • Tylochromis pulcher Stiassny, 1989
  • Tylochromis regani Stiassny, 1989
  • Tylochromis robertsi Stiassny, 1989
  • Tylochromis sudanensis Daget, 1954
  • Tylochromis trewavasae Stiassny, 1989
  • Tylochromis variabilis Stiassny, 1989

References

  1. Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). Species of Tylochromis in FishBase. April 2013 version.
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