Parananochromis

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Parananochromis
Parananochromis longirostris.jpg
Parananochromis longirostris
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Tribe: Chromidotilapiini
Genus: Parananochromis
Greenwood, 1987
Type species
Pelmatochromis longirostris
Boulenger, 1903

Parananochromis is a genus of cichlids native to tropical Africa.

Species

There are currently 8 recognized species in this genus: [1] [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Lamboj, A. (2014): Two new species of Parananochromis from Cameroon, Central Africa (Teleostei: Cichlidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 25 (1): 49-57.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). Species of Parananochromis in FishBase . June 2018 version.