Ctenochromis

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Ctenochromis
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Ctenochromis horei
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Tribe: Haplochromini
Genus: Ctenochromis
Pfeffer, 1893
Type species
Ctenochromis pectoralis
Pfeffer, 1893

Ctenochromis is a genus of haplochromine cichlids endemic to the Lake Tanganyika and Congo River basins in Africa.

At present, 5 species are validly described in Ctenochromis: [1]

An undescribed population that appears to be a distinct species is:

Footnotes

  1. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Ctenochromis". FishBase . June 2018 version.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Ctenochromis pectoralis". FishBase . April 2013 version.

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