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Thoracochromis
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Thoracochromis

Greenwood, 1979
Type species
Paratilapia wingatii
Boulenger, 1902

Thoracochromis is a fish genus of haplochromine cichlids that are endemic to Africa. Most species are from rivers in Angola and Namibia, or the Congo River Basin in Central Africa, but one (T. wingatii) is from the Nile. Many species have been moved between this genus and Haplochromis, and while some consensus has been reached in recent years, their mutual delimitation is still far from settled.

Species

There are currently 12 recognized species in this genus:[1]

Distribution

T.buysi is endemic to the Kunene River.[2]

References

  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Thoracochromis". FishBase. April 2013 version.
  2. ^ C.Michael Hogan. 2012. Kunene River. eds. P.Saundry & C.Cleveland. Encyclopedia of Earth. National Council for Science and the Environment. Washington DC.