Haplotaxodon

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Haplotaxodon
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Haplotaxodon microlepis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Tribe: Perissodini
Genus: Haplotaxodon
Boulenger, 1906
Type species
Haplotaxodon microlepis
Boulenger, 1906

Haplotaxodon is a genus of cichlids endemic to Lake Tanganyika in Africa.

Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus: [1]

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References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Haplotaxodon in FishBase . February 2013 version.