Neochromis
Sign in to saveNeochromis is a genus of haplochromine cichlids endemic to Lake Victoria. This genus is currently considered a synonym of Haplochromis pending a comprehensive review of the haplochromine cichlids, though if recognized as a valid genus it would contain the following species Neochromis gigas Seehausen & Lippitsch, 1998 Neochromis greenwoodi Seehausen & Bouton, 1998 Neochromis nigricans (Boulenger, 1906) Neochromis omnicaeruleus Seehausen & Bouton, 1998 Neochromis rufocaudalis Seehausen & Bouton, 1998 Neochromis simotes (Boulenger, 1911)
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderPerciformes
- FamilyCichlidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 4
- Family
- Cichlidae
- Collections
- MCZ, UMMZ
- Recorded in
- Tanzania, Uganda
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Neochromis is a genus of haplochromine cichlids endemic to Lake Victoria. This genus is currently considered a synonym of Haplochromis pending a comprehensive review of the haplochromine cichlids, though if recognized as a valid genus it would contain the following species Neochromis gigas Seehausen & Lippitsch, 1998 Neochromis greenwoodi Seehausen & Bouton, 1998 Neochromis nigricans (Boulenger, 1906) Neochromis omnicaeruleus Seehausen & Bouton, 1998 Neochromis rufocaudalis Seehausen & Bouton, 1998 Neochromis simotes (Boulenger, 1911)
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