Nanochromis

Nanochromis is a genus of small cichlids endemic to the Congo River Basin in Central Africa.

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KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassTeleostei
OrderPerciformes
FamilyCichlidae

Habitatfreshwater

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Observations recorded261

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Specimen records: 18
Family: Cichlidae
Collections: USNM, MNHN, LSUMZ, CAS, FMNH, NHMUK
Recorded in: Liberia, Gabon, Congo, The Democratic Republic Of The, Democratic Republic Of The Congo (Zaire), Congo Kinshasa

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Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Cichlidae
Image: Nanochromis nudiceps.jpg

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

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Nanochromis is a genus of small cichlids endemic to the Congo River Basin in Central Africa.

==Species== The genus Congochromis was split from Nanochromis in 2007. The following species remain in Nanochromis: Nanochromis consortus T. R. Roberts & D. J. Stewart, 1976 Nanochromis minor T. R. Roberts & D. J. Stewart, 1976 Nanochromis nudiceps (Boulenger, 1899) Nanochromis parilus T. R. Roberts & D. J. Stewart, 1976 Nanochromis splendens T. R. Roberts & D. J. Stewart, 1976 Nanochromis teugelsi Lamboj & Schelly, 2006 Nanochromis transvestitus T. R. Roberts & D. J. Stewart, 1984 Nanochromis wickleri Schliewen & Stiassny, 2006

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