| Gnathochromis | |
|---|---|
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| G. permaxillaris | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Tribe: | Limnochromini |
| Genus: | Gnathochromis Poll, 1981 |
| Type species | |
| Limnochromis permaxillaris L. R. David, 1936 | |
Gnathochromis is a small genus of cichlid fish endemic to the Lake Tanganyika basin in East Africa.
The two species are distantly related (G. permaxillaris close to other limnochromines; G. pfefferi close to the tropheines) and as presently defined Gnathochromis is polyphyletic. [1]