Simochromis

Simochromis
Simochromis diagramma
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cichliformes
Family:	Cichlidae
Tribe:	Tropheini
Genus:	Simochromis Boulenger, 1898
Type species
Chromis diagramma Günther, 1894

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

Species

There is currently one recognized species are in this genus: ^{[2] [3] [4]}

• Simochromis diagramma (Günther, 1894)

Four other species have been included, but are now generally in Pseudosimochromis : ^{[2] [3] [4]}

• Pseudosimochromis babaulti (Pellegrin, 1927)
• Pseudosimochromis curvifrons (Poll, 1942)
• Pseudosimochromis margaretae G. S. Axelrod & J. A. Harrison, 1978
• Pseudosimochromis marginatus (Poll, 1956)

References

1. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Simochromis". FishBase . April 2017 version.
2. Eschmeyer, W. N.; R. Fricke; and R. van der Laan (7 April 2017). Catalog of Fishes. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
3. Van Steenberge; Pariselle; Huyse; Volckaert; Snoeks; and Vanhove (2015). Morphology, Molecules, and Monogenean Parasites: An Example of an Integrative Approach to Cichlid Biodiversity. PLOS ONE 10(6): e0129987. doi : 10.1371/journal.pone.0124474
4. Konings, A.F. (2015). Tanganyika Cichlids in their natural habitat. 3rd edition. ISBN   978-1932892185.