Boulengerochromis

Taxobox
name = "Boulengerochromis"
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Actinopterygii
ordo = Perciformes
familia = Cichlidae
genus = "Boulengerochromis"
genus_authority = Pellegrin, 1904
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = "Boulengerochromis microlepis" (Boulenger, 1899)

"Boulengerochromis" is a monotypic genus of cichlid fish. The single species, "Boulengerochromis microlepis", is arguably the largest cichlid, growing to a length of over 90 cm and weighing up to 4-5 kg. This large predatory fish is endemic to Lake Tanganyika in east Africa. The species was originally described as "Tilapia microlepis" by George Albert Boulenger in 1899. The genus name was changed in his honour by Jacques Pellegrin in 1904.

References

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