Tropheops

Tropheops is a genus of cichlids endemic to Lake Malawi.

Species

GENUS

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassTeleostei
OrderPerciformes
FamilyCichlidae

Habitatfreshwater

Observations recorded591

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 25
Family: Cichlidae
Collections: YPM, NRM
Recorded in: Malawi

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Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Pseudocrenilabrinae
Image: Tropheops brooding.jpg

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

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Tropheops is a genus of cichlids endemic to Lake Malawi.

==Species== There are currently 10 recognized species in this genus: Tropheops biriwira Li, Konings & Stauffer, 2016 Tropheops gracilior (Trewavas, 1935) Tropheops kamtambo Li, Konings & Stauffer, 2016 Tropheops kumwera Li, Konings & Stauffer, 2016 Tropheops lucerna Trewavas, 1935 Tropheops macrophthalmus (C. G. E. Ahl, 1926) Tropheops microstoma (Trewavas, 1935) Tropheops modestus (D. S. Johnson, 1974) Tropheops novemfasciatus (Regan, 1922) Tropheops romandi (Colombé, 1979) Tropheops tropheops (Regan, 1922)

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