Wallaceochromis

Wallaceochromis is a genus of fish in the family Cichlidae and subfamily Pseudocrenilabrinae endemic to West Africa.[1] The name of this genus honours the British naturalist and coproponent of the theory of evolution through natural selection, Alfred Russel Wallace (1823–1913).[2]

Wallaceochromis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae
Tribe: Chromidotilapiini
Genus: Wallaceochromis
Lamboj, Trummer & Metscher, 2016 [1]
Type species
Pelvicachromis humilis
Boulenger, 1916

Species

There are currently 3 recognized species in this genus:[3]

  • Wallaceochromis humilis (Boulenger, 1916)
  • Wallaceochromis rubrolabiatus (Lamboj, 2004)
  • Wallaceochromis signatus (Lamboj, 2004)
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References
  1. Lamboj, A., Trummer, F. & Metscher, B.D. (2016): Wallaceochromis gen. nov, a new chromidotilapiine cichlid genus (Pisces: Perciformes) from West Africa. Zootaxa, 4144 (1): 124-130.
  2. Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (25 September 2018). "Order CICHLIFORMES: Family CICHLIDAE: Subfamily PSEUDOCRENILABRINAE (p-y)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  3. Eschmeyer, W. N.; R. Fricke & R. van der Laan (eds.). "Wallaceochromis species". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
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