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Trematocranus

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Trematocranus

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Trematocranus is a small genus of haplochromine cichlids endemic to Lake Malawi.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassTeleostei
  4. OrderPerciformes
  5. FamilyCichlidae
Habitatfreshwater
Observations recorded175

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

via GBIF

Museum specimens

Specimen records
6
Family
Cichlidae
Collections
USNM, NHMUK
Recorded in
Malawi

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Trematocranus is a small genus of haplochromine cichlids endemic to Lake Malawi.

==Species== There are currently four recognized species in this genus, with a new species described in 2018. Trematocranus brevirostris Trewavas, 1935 (Incertae sedis) Trematocranus labifer (Trewavas, 1935) Trematocranus microstoma Trewavas, 1935 (Pointedhead Haplo) Trematocranus pachychilus Dierickx, Hanssens, Rusuwa, Snoeks, 2018 Trematocranus placodon (Regan, 1922)

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