Ctenochromis

Ctenochromis is a genus of haplochromine cichlids endemic to the Lake Tanganyika and Congo River basins in Africa.

Ctenochromis
Ctenochromis horei
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Tribe: Haplochromini
Genus: Ctenochromis
Pfeffer, 1893
Type species
Ctenochromis pectoralis
Pfeffer, 1893

At present, 5 species are validly described in Ctenochromis:[1]

An undescribed population that appears to be a distinct species is:

  • Ctenochromis aff. pectoralis

Footnotes
  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). Species of Ctenochromis in FishBase. June 2018 version.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Ctenochromis pectoralis" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
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References
  • FishBase [2009]: Ctenochromis species. Retrieved 2009-OCT-03.


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