Benthochromis
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| Benthochromis horii | |
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| Tribe: | Benthochromini
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| Genus: | Benthochromis Poll, 1986
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| Haplotaxodon tricoti Poll, 1948
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Benthochromis is a small genus of cichlid fish endemic to Lake Tanganyika in East Africa.
Species
There are currently three recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Benthochromis horii T. Takahashi, 2008[2]
- Benthochromis melanoides (Poll, 1984)
- Benthochromis tricoti (Poll, 1948)
References
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Benthochromis". FishBase. February 2013 version.
- ^ Takahashi, T. (2008). "Description of a new cichlid fish species of the genus Benthochromis (Perciformes: Cichlidae) from Lake Tanganyika". Journal of Fish Biology. 72 (3): 603–613. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8649.2007.01727.x.
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