| Benthochromis | |
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| Benthochromis horii | |
Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Tribe: |
Benthochromini Takahashi, 2003 |
| Genus: |
Benthochromis Poll, 1986 |
| Type species | |
| Haplotaxodon tricoti Poll, 1948
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Benthochromis is a small genus of planktivorous cichlid fish that are endemic to relatively deep waters in Lake Tanganyika in Africa. [1] [2]
Species
There are currently three recognized species in this genus: [1] [2]
- Benthochromis horii T. Takahashi, 2008
- Benthochromis melanoides ( Poll, 1984)
- Benthochromis tricoti ( Poll, 1948)
References
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). Species of Benthochromis in FishBase. October 2019 version.
- ^ a b 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. Bibcode: 2008JFBio..72..603T. doi: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2007.01727.x.
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| Benthochromis | |
|---|---|
|
| |
| Benthochromis horii | |
|
Scientific classification
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Tribe: |
Benthochromini Takahashi, 2003 |
| Genus: |
Benthochromis Poll, 1986 |
| Type species | |
| Haplotaxodon tricoti Poll, 1948
| |
Benthochromis is a small genus of planktivorous cichlid fish that are endemic to relatively deep waters in Lake Tanganyika in Africa. [1] [2]
Species
There are currently three recognized species in this genus: [1] [2]
- Benthochromis horii T. Takahashi, 2008
- Benthochromis melanoides ( Poll, 1984)
- Benthochromis tricoti ( Poll, 1948)
References
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). Species of Benthochromis in FishBase. October 2019 version.
- ^ a b 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. Bibcode: 2008JFBio..72..603T. doi: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2007.01727.x.
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| This Cichlidae-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |