Heterochromis multidens
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| Heterochromis multidens | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Subfamily: | Heterochromidinae |
| Genus: | Heterochromis (Regan, 1922) |
| Species: | H. multidens |
| Binomial name | |
| Heterochromis multidens (Pellegrin, 1900) |
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Heterochromis multidens is a species of fish from the family Cichlidae. It is the only member of its genus, and the only member of the subfamily Heterochromidinae.[1] It is endemic to the Congo River Basin in Central Africa, and reaches almost 30 centimetres (12 in) in length.[1] This species is likely more closely related to cichlids from the Americas rather than other African cichlids.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2007). "Heterochromis multidens" in FishBase. Apr 2007 version.
- ^ Kullander SO (1998) A phylogeny and classification of the South American Cichlidae (Teleostei: Perciformes). Pp. 461-498 in Malabarba, L., et al. (eds), Phylogeny and Classification of Neotropical Fishes, Porto Alegre.
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