Parananochromis is a genus of cichlids native to tropical Africa.
Parananochromis | |
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Parananochromis longirostris | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cichliformes |
Family: | Cichlidae |
Tribe: | Chromidotilapiini |
Genus: | Parananochromis Greenwood, 1987 |
Type species | |
Pelmatochromis longirostris Boulenger, 1903
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Species
editThere are currently 8 recognized species in this genus:[1][2]
- Parananochromis axelrodi Lamboj & Stiassny, 2003
- Parananochromis brevirostris Lamboj & Stiassny, 2003
- Parananochromis caudifasciatus (Boulenger, 1913)
- Parananochromis elobatus Lamboj, 2014 [1]
- Parananochromis gabonicus Trewavas, 1975
- Parananochromis longirostris (Boulenger, 1903)
- Parananochromis ornatus Lamboj & Stiassny, 2003
- Parananochromis orsorum Lamboj, 2014 [1]
References
edit- ^ a b c Lamboj, A. (2014): Two new species of Parananochromis from Cameroon, Central Africa (Teleostei: Cichlidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 25 (1): 49-57.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Parananochromis". FishBase. June 2018 version.