Wallaceochromis is a genus of fish in the family Cichlidae and subfamily Pseudocrenilabrinae endemic to West Africa.[1] The name of this genus honours the British naturalist and coproponent of the theory of evolution through natural selection, Alfred Russel Wallace (1823–1913).[2]
| Wallaceochromis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Subfamily: | Pseudocrenilabrinae |
| Tribe: | Chromidotilapiini |
| Genus: | Wallaceochromis Lamboj, Trummer & Metscher, 2016 [1] |
| Type species | |
| Pelvicachromis humilis Boulenger, 1916
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Species
editThere are currently 3 recognized species in this genus:[3]
- Wallaceochromis humilis (Boulenger, 1916)
- Wallaceochromis rubrolabiatus (Lamboj, 2004)
- Wallaceochromis signatus (Lamboj, 2004)
References
edit- ^ a b Lamboj, A., Trummer, F. & Metscher, B.D. (2016): Wallaceochromis gen. nov, a new chromidotilapiine cichlid genus (Pisces: Perciformes) from West Africa. Zootaxa, 4144 (1): 124-130.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (25 September 2018). "Order CICHLIFORMES: Family CICHLIDAE: Subfamily PSEUDOCRENILABRINAE (p-y)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Wallaceochromis". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 7 June 2018.