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Tylochromis

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Kingdom
  
Order
  
Subfamily
  
Scientific name
  
Tylochromis

Rank
  
Genus

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Cichlidae

Tribe
  
Tylochromini

Higher classification
  
Cichlid

Tylochromis AMNH The Congo Project

Similar
  
Cichlid, Etia nguti, Parananochromis, Sargochromis, Pterochromis congicus

Tylochromis sp kinsuka and lateralis inside the tank


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.

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Tylochromis group of four rare tylochromis lateralis at Aquarist Classifieds

Tylochromis


Species

The 18 recognized species in this genus are:


  • 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


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    Tylochromis Tylochromis sp Kinsuka and lateralis inside the tank YouTube

    Tylochromis Tylochromis Regan 1920 Profile Cichlid Room Companion

    Tylochromis fish species Category Africa Various Cichlids Image

    Tylochromis German bred Tylochromis lateralis in stock imported from the Congo

    References

    Tylochromis Wikipedia