Animalia > Chordata > Perciformes > Cichlidae > Ctenochromis

Ctenochromis

Wikipedia Abstract

Ctenochromis is a genus of haplochromine cichlids endemic to the Lake Tanganyika and Congo River basins in Africa. At present, 6 species are validly described in Ctenochromis: \n* Ctenochromis benthicola – may belong in Trematochromis \n* Ctenochromis horei \n* Ctenochromis luluae (Fowler, 1930) \n* Ctenochromis oligacanthus (Regan, 1922) \n* Ctenochromis pectoralis – Pangani Haplo (listed as extinct by the IUCN, but this appears to be incorrect). \n* Ctenochromis polli (Thys van den Audenaerde, 1964) An undescribed population that appears to be a distinct species is:
View Wikipedia Record: Ctenochromis

Species

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0