Corematodus | |
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Corematodus shiranus | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cichliformes |
Family: | Cichlidae |
Tribe: | Haplochromini |
Genus: |
Corematodus Boulenger, 1897 |
Type species | |
Corematodus shiranus Boulenger, 1897
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Corematodus is a small genus of haplochromine cichlids native to the Lake Malawi basin in Africa. They feed on scales and fins of other cichlids. [1]
There are currently two recognized species in this genus: [2]
Corematodus | |
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Corematodus shiranus | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cichliformes |
Family: | Cichlidae |
Tribe: | Haplochromini |
Genus: |
Corematodus Boulenger, 1897 |
Type species | |
Corematodus shiranus Boulenger, 1897
|
Corematodus is a small genus of haplochromine cichlids native to the Lake Malawi basin in Africa. They feed on scales and fins of other cichlids. [1]
There are currently two recognized species in this genus: [2]