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Tylochromis

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Tylochromis
Tylochromis jentinki
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Tylochromini
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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 species also are found in Lake Tanganyika, Cameroon, Nigeria, and West Africa from Ghana to Gambia.

Species

The 18 recognized species in this genus are:[1]

References

  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Tylochromis". FishBase. April 2013 version.