| Corematodus | |
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| Corematodus shiranus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| 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]