- Orthochromis
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Orthochromis Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes Family: Cichlidae Subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae Tribe: Haplochromini Genus: Orthochromis
Greenwood, 1954Orthochromis is a genus of haplochromine cichlids endemic to East Africa.
At present, 14 species are placed here:[1]
- Orthochromis kalungwishiensis (Greenwood & Kullander, 1994)
- Orthochromis kasuluensis
- Orthochromis luichensis
- Orthochromis luongoensis (Greenwood & Kullander, 1994)
- Orthochromis machadoi (Poll, 1967) – Cunene Dwarf Happy
- Orthochromis malagaraziensis
- Orthochromis mazimeroensis
- Orthochromis mosoensis
- Orthochromis polyacanthus (Boulenger, 1899)
- Orthochromis rubrolabialis
- Orthochromis rugufuensis
- Orthochromis stormsi (Boulenger, 1902)
- Orthochromis torrenticola (Thys van den Audenaerde, 1963)
- Orthochromis uvinzae
Several of them were formerly in the now-monotypic Schwetzochromis.[2]
Footnotes
References
- FishBase [2009a]: Orthochromis species. Retrieved 2009-OCT-03.
- FishBase [2009b]: Schwetzochromis taxon list. Retrieved 2009-OCT-03.
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