Microdontochromis

Microdontochromis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cichliformes
Family:	Cichlidae
Subfamily:	Pseudocrenilabrinae
Tribe:	Ectodini
Genus:	Microdontochromis ; Poll, 1986
Type species
	Xenotilapia tenuidentata; Poll, 1951

Last updated November 12, 2025

Microdontochromis is a small genus of cichlid fish endemic to the Lake Tanganyika basin in East Africa.

Species

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

Microdontochromis rotundiventralis Takahashi, Yanagisawa & Nakaya, 1997
Microdontochromis tenuidentatus (Poll, 1951)

References

↑ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Microdontochromis". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 8 November 2025.

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[1] Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Microdontochromis". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 8 November 2025.

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