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Corematodus

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Corematodus is a small genus of haplochromine cichlids native to the Lake Malawi basin in Africa. They feed on scales and fins of other cichlids.

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GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassTeleostei
  4. OrderPerciformes
  5. FamilyCichlidae
Habitatfreshwater
Observations recorded92

Vissen Corematodus is een geslacht van straalvinnige vissen uit de familie van de cichliden (Cichlidae). Soorten Corematodus shiranus Boulenger, 1897 Corematodus taeniatus Trewavas, 1935

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Family
Cichlidae
Collections
GNM
Recorded in
Malawi

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Parent taxon
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Corematodus is a small genus of haplochromine cichlids native to the Lake Malawi basin in Africa. They feed on scales and fins of other cichlids.

==Species== There are currently two recognized species in this genus: Corematodus shiranus Boulenger, 1897 Corematodus taeniatus Trewavas, 1935

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