Tropheini
Encyclopedia
Tropheini is a tribe of African cichlid
s, endemic to Lake Tanganyika
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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, endemic to 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...
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Genera
- LimnotilapiaLimnotilapiaLimnotilapia is a genus of fish in the Cichlidae family.It contains the following species:* Limnotilapia dardennii...
- LobochilotesLobochilotesLobochilotes is a genus of fish in the Cichlidae family.It contains the following species:* Lobochilotes labiatus...
- SimochromisSimochromisSimochromis is a genus of fish in the Cichlidae family.It contains the following species:* Simochromis babaulti* Simochromis diagramma* Simochromis margaretae* Simochromis marginatus* Simochromis pleurospilus...
- PetrochromisPetrochromisPetrochromis is a small genus of seven formally described cichlid species, and at least 7 undescribed species, all endemic to Lake Tanganyika in east Africa.-Species:* Petrochromis famula Matthes & Trewavas, 1960...
- PseudosimochromisPseudosimochromisPseudosimochromis is a genus of fish in the Cichlidae family.It contains the following species:* Pseudosimochromis curvifrons...
- TropheusTropheusTropheus is a small genus of six species of cichlid fish endemic to Lake Tanganyika in East Africa. The genus Tropheus is widespread across all regions of lake Tanganyika, from Burundi in the North to Zambia in the South.Males and females are relatively similar but do display obvious sexual...
External links
- http://www.helsinki.fi/~mhaaramo/metazoa/deuterostoma/chordata/actinopterygii/perciformes/labroidei/cichlidae/tropheini.html
- http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/klu/hydr/2003/00000500/F0030001/05138261;jsessionid=gf1j8h4qqp3d.alexandra
- http://www.tropheini.com/tropheini.htm
- http://www.cichlidexplorer.com/category/lake-tanganyika-cichlids/tropheini/