Limnochromini
Encyclopedia
Limnochromini is a tribe
of Africa
n cichlid
s from Lake Tanganyika
. They are bi-parental and mouthbrooding
fish.
Tribe (biology)
In biology, a tribe is a taxonomic rank between family and genus. It is sometimes subdivided into subtribes.Some examples include the tribes: Canini, Acalypheae, Hominini, Bombini, and Antidesmeae.-See also:* Biological classification* Rank...
of Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
n 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 from Lake Tanganyika
Lake Tanganyika
Lake Tanganyika is an African Great Lake. It is estimated to be the second largest freshwater lake in the world by volume, and the second deepest, after Lake Baikal in Siberia; it is also the world's longest freshwater lake...
. They are bi-parental and mouthbrooding
Mouthbrooder
Mouthbrooding, also known as oral incubation and buccal incubation, is the care given by some groups of animals to their offspring by holding them in the mouth of the parent for extended periods of time. Although mouthbrooding is performed by a variety of different animals, most notably Darwin's...
fish.
Genera
- BaileychromisBaileychromisBaileychromis is a monotypic genus of cichlid fish. The single species, Baileychromis centropomoides, is endemic to Lake Tanganyika in east Africa.-References:...
- GnathochromisGnathochromisGnathochromis is a small genus of sand sifting cichlid fish endemic to Lake Tanganyika in east Africa. The genus has only two described species.-Species:*Gnathochromis permaxillaris .*Gnathochromis pfefferi ....
- LimnochromisLimnochromisLimnochromis is a small genus of cichlid fish endemic to Lake Tanganyika in east Africa. The genus has only three described species.-Species:* Limnochromis abeelei Poll, 1949 * Spangled cichlid, Limnochromis auritus Boulenger, 1901...
- Reganochromis
- Triglachromis