Alticorpus
Encyclopedia
Alticorpus is a small genus
of cichlid
s containing five formally described species, and at least 2 undescribed species, all endemic to the deep waters of Lake Malawi.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of cichlid
Cichlid
Cichlids are fishes from the family Cichlidae in the order Perciformes. Cichlids are members of a group known as the Labroidei along with the wrasses , damselfish , and surfperches . This family is both large and diverse. At least 1,300 species have been scientifically described, making it one of...
s containing five formally described species, and at least 2 undescribed species, all endemic to the deep waters of Lake Malawi.