Chromidotilapia

Chromidotilapia is a genus of cichlid fishes. The genus contains 11 species. Of these, 9 are from Central Africa, one (C. guentheri) is found from Liberia to Cameroon, while the remaining species (C. cavalliensis) is restricted to Côte d'Ivoire.

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GENUS

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassTeleostei
OrderPerciformes
FamilyCichlidae

Habitatfreshwater

Observations recorded1,576

Chromidotilapia is een geslacht van straalvinnige vissen uit de familie van de cichliden (Cichlidae).

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Specimen records: 85
With media: 6
Family: Cichlidae
Collections: USNM, CUMV
Recorded in: Cameroon, Gabon, Ghana, Togo

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Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Cichlidae
Image: Chromidotilapia guntheri Bama BF cpl fry2.jpg

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topic's main category: Category:Chromidotilapia
taxon rank: genus
taxon name: Chromidotilapia
Commons category: Chromidotilapia

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==Species== There are currently 11 recognized species in this genus: Chromidotilapia cavalliensis (Thys van den Audenaerde & Loiselle, 1971) Chromidotilapia elongata Lamboj, 1999 Chromidotilapia guntheri (Sauvage, 1882) (Günther's mouthbrooder) Chromidotilapia kingsleyae Boulenger, 1898 Chromidotilapia linkei Staeck, 1980 Chromidotilapia mamonekenei Lamboj, 1999 Chromidotilapia melaniae Lamboj, 2003 Chromidotilapia mrac Lamboj, 2002 Chromidotilapia nana Lamboj, 2003 Chromidotilapia regani (Pellegrin, 1906) Chromidotilapia schoutedeni (Poll & Thys van den Audenaerde, 1967)

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