Petrotilapia

Petrotilapia
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cichliformes
Family:	Cichlidae
Tribe:	Haplochromini
Genus:	Petrotilapia ; Trewavas, 1935
Type species
	Petrotilapia tridentiger; Trewavas, 1935

Last updated April 14, 2025

Petrotilapia is a genus of cichlids endemic to Lake Malawi.

Species

There are currently 10 recognized species in this genus:^[1]

Petrotilapia chrysos Stauffer & van Snik, 1996
Petrotilapia flaviventris Lundeba, Stauffer & Konings, 2011
Petrotilapia genalutea A. C. Marsh, 1983
Petrotilapia microgalana Ruffing, A. Lambert & Stauffer, 2006
Petrotilapia mumboensis Lundeba, Stauffer & Konings, 2011
Petrotilapia nigra A. C. Marsh, 1983
Petrotilapia palingnathos Lundeba, Stauffer & Konings, 2011
Petrotilapia pyroscelos Lundeba, Stauffer & Konings, 2011
Petrotilapia tridentiger Trewavas, 1935
Petrotilapia xanthos Lundeba, Stauffer & Konings, 2011

References

↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Petrotilapia". FishBase . April 2013 version.

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[1] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Petrotilapia". FishBase . April 2013 version.

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