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Pelmatochromis

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Pelmatochromis

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Pelmatochromis is a small genus of fishes in the cichlid family. Of its three species, two are endemic to the Middle Africa, and one is endemic to tropical West Africa. Depending on the exact species, they reach about in length. This genus is sometimes placed in its own clade, informally referred to as the pelmatochromines, and this as the Pelmatochromini, may be the sister taxon to the Chromidotilapiini.

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GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassTeleostei
  4. OrderPerciformes
  5. FamilyCichlidae
Habitatfreshwater
Observations recorded415

Vissen Pelmatochromis is een geslacht van straalvinnige vissen uit de familie van de cichliden (Cichlidae). Soorten Pelmatochromis buettikoferi (Steindachner, 1894) Pelmatochromis nigrofasciatus (Pellegrin, 1900) Pelmatochromis ocellifer Boulenger, 1899

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Specimen records
33
Family
Cichlidae
Collections
CAS, UMZC, NHMUK, USNM, OS, FMNH
Recorded in
Nigeria, Cameroon, Uganda, Sierra Leone, Congo, The Democratic Republic Of The, Liberia, Angola
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Pelmatochromis is a small genus of fishes in the cichlid family. Of its three species, two are endemic to the Middle Africa, and one is endemic to tropical West Africa. Depending on the exact species, they reach about in length. This genus is sometimes placed in its own clade, informally referred to as the pelmatochromines, and this as the Pelmatochromini, may be the sister taxon to the Chromidotilapiini.

==Species== There are currently three recognized species in this genus: Pelmatochromis buettikoferi (Steindachner, 1894) Pelmatochromis nigrofasciatus (Pellegrin, 1900) Pelmatochromis ocellifer (Boulenger, 1899)

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