Ptychochrominae
| Ptychochrominae | |
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| Ptychochromis insolitus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Subfamily: | Ptychochrominae |
| Genera | |
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Ptychochrominae is a subfamily in the cichlid family of fish. They are restricted to lakes and rivers in Madagascar, and the majority are threatened. Most cichlid genera native to Madagascar are included in this subfamily; the only exceptions are Paretroplus (subfamily Etroplinae) and Paratilapia (sometimes included in Ptychochrominae, but likely belongs in its own subfamily).
Genera
- Katria
- Oxylapia
- Ptychochromis
- Ptychochromoides
References
- Sparks, John S. (2004): Molecular phylogeny and biogeography of the Malagasy and South Asian cichlids (Teleostei: Perciformes: Cichlidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 30(3): 599–614. doi:10.1016/S1055-7903(03)00225-2 (HTML abstract)
- Sparks, J.S. & Smith, W.L. (2004): Phylogeny and biogeography of cichlid fishes (Teleostei: Perciformes: Cichlidae). Cladistics, 20 (6): 501-517. doi:10.1111/j.1096-0031.2004.00038.x (HTML abstract)