Petrochromis

Petrochromis
	Petrochromis sp. Moshi
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cichliformes
Family:	Cichlidae
Tribe:	Tropheini
Genus:	Petrochromis ; Boulenger, 1898
Type species
	Petrochromis polyodon; Boulenger, 1898

Last updated April 14, 2025

Petrochromis is a genus of cichlids endemic to Lake Tanganyika in east Africa.^[1]

Species

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

Petrochromis ephiphium Brichard, 1989
Petrochromis famula Matthes & Trewavas, 1960
Petrochromis fasciolatus Boulenger, 1914
Petrochromis horii Takahashi & Koblmüller, 2014^[2]
Petrochromis macrognathus Yamaoka, 1983
Petrochromis orthognathus Matthes, 1959
Petrochromis polyodon Boulenger, 1898
Petrochromis trewavasae Poll, 1948 (Thread-fin cichlid)

References

1 2 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Petrochromis". FishBase . March 2017 version.
↑ Takahashi, T. & Koblmüller, S. (2014): A new species of Petrochromis (Perciformes: Cichlidae) from Lake Tanganyika. Ichthyological Research, 61 (3): 252-264.

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[FishBase-1] 1 2 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Petrochromis". FishBase . March 2017 version.

[Takahashi2014-2] Takahashi, T. & Koblmüller, S. (2014): A new species of Petrochromis (Perciformes: Cichlidae) from Lake Tanganyika. Ichthyological Research, 61 (3): 252-264.

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Petrochromis

Petrochromis sp. Moshi
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cichliformes
Family:	Cichlidae
Tribe:	Tropheini
Genus:	Petrochromis Boulenger, 1898
Type species
Petrochromis polyodon Boulenger, 1898