Tylochromis

Tylochromis is a genus of African fishes in the family Cichlidae. They are the only members of the tribe Tylochromini. Many of the species are endemic to the Congo River Basin, but species also are found in Lake Tanganyika, Cameroon, Nigeria, and West Africa from Ghana to Gambia.

Tylochromis
Tylochromis jentinki
Scientific classification
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Tylochromini
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Tylochromis

Regan, 1920
Type species
Paratilapia (Pelmatochromis) jentinki
Steindachner, 1895

Species

The 18 recognized species in this genus are:[1]

  • Tylochromis aristoma Stiassny, 1989
  • Tylochromis bangwelensis Regan, 1920 (hump-backed bream)
  • Tylochromis elongatus Stiassny, 1989
  • Tylochromis intermedius (Boulenger, 1916)
  • Tylochromis jentinki (Steindachner, 1894)
  • Tylochromis labrodon Regan, 1920
  • Tylochromis lateralis (Boulenger, 1898)
  • Tylochromis leonensis Stiassny, 1989
  • Tylochromis microdon Regan, 1920
  • Tylochromis mylodon Regan, 1920 (mweru hump-backed bream)
  • Tylochromis polylepis (Boulenger, 1900)
  • Tylochromis praecox Stiassny, 1989
  • Tylochromis pulcher Stiassny, 1989
  • Tylochromis regani Stiassny, 1989
  • Tylochromis robertsi Stiassny, 1989
  • Tylochromis sudanensis Daget, 1954
  • Tylochromis trewavasae Stiassny, 1989
  • Tylochromis variabilis Stiassny, 1989

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Tylochromis in FishBase. April 2013 version.


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