Ctenochromis

Genus of fishes

Ctenochromis
Ctenochromis horei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Tribe: Haplochromini
Genus: Ctenochromis
Pfeffer, 1893
Type species
Ctenochromis pectoralis
Pfeffer, 1893

Ctenochromis is a genus of haplochromine cichlids endemic to the Lake Tanganyika and Congo River basins in Africa.

At present, 5 species are validly described in Ctenochromis:[1]

  • Ctenochromis horei (Günther, 1894)
  • Ctenochromis luluae (Fowler, 1930)
  • Ctenochromis oligacanthus (Regan, 1922)
  • Ctenochromis pectoralis Pfeffer, 1893 – Pangani Haplo (listed as extinct by the IUCN, but this appears to be incorrect).[2]
  • Ctenochromis polli (Thys van den Audenaerde, 1964)

An undescribed population that appears to be a distinct species is:

  • Ctenochromis aff. pectoralis

Footnotes

  1. ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). Species of Ctenochromis in FishBase. June 2018 version.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Ctenochromis pectoralis" in FishBase. April 2013 version.

References

Wikispecies has information related to Ctenochromis.
  • FishBase [2009]: Ctenochromis species. Retrieved 2009-OCT-03.
Taxon identifiers
Ctenochromis


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