Schwetzochromis neodon

Schwetzochromis neodon
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cichliformes
Family:	Cichlidae
Genus:	Schwetzochromis
Species:	S. neodon
Binomial name
	Schwetzochromis neodon; Poll, 1948
Synonyms
	Neopharynx neodon (Poll, 1948); Haplochromis rheophilus Poll, 1948;

Schwetzochromis neodon is a species of rheophilic cichlid endemic to the Democratic Republic of the Congo where it is only known from the Fwa River in the Congo Basin. It can reach a length of 10.7 centimetres (4.2 in) SL.[2] It is currently the only known member of its genus, but several others that formerly were included have been moved to Orthochromis.[3]

References

Moelants, T. (2010). "Schwetzochromis neodon". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T182770A7964878. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T182770A7964878.en.
Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Schwetzochromis neodon" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
De Vos, L.; and L. Seegers (1998). Seven new Orthochromis species (Teleostei: Cichlidae) from the Malagarasi, Luiche and Rugufu basins (Lake Tanganyika drainage), with notes on their reproductive biology. Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters 9: 371-420.

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[1] Moelants, T. (2010). "Schwetzochromis neodon". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T182770A7964878. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T182770A7964878.en.

[2] Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Schwetzochromis neodon" in FishBase. April 2013 version.

[3] De Vos, L.; and L. Seegers (1998). Seven new Orthochromis species (Teleostei: Cichlidae) from the Malagarasi, Luiche and Rugufu basins (Lake Tanganyika drainage), with notes on their reproductive biology. Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters 9: 371-420.