Benthochromis

Taxobox
name = "Benthochromis"

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image_caption = "Benthochromis horii"
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Actinopterygii
ordo = Perciformes
familia = Cichlidae
genus = "Benthochromis"
genus_authority = Poll, 1986
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = "See text."

"Benthochromis" is a small genus of cichlid fish endemic to Lake Tanganyika in east Africa. There are three formally described species, and possibly several additional undescribed species.

pecies

* "Benthochromis horii" Takahashi, 2008. [cite journal|title=Description of a new cichlid fish species of the genus Benthochromis (Perciformes: Cichlidae) from Lake Tanganyika |last=Takahashi |journal= Journal of Fish Biology |volume= 72 |pages=603–613|year=2008|doi=10.1111/j.1095-8649.2007.01727.x]
*"Benthochromis melanoides" (Poll, 1984).
*"Benthochromis tricoti" (Poll, 1948).

References

FishBase (2006) Eds. Froese, R. and D. Pauly. World Wide Web electronic publication. [http://www.fishbase.org fishbase.org] version (07/2006).