Limnochromini is a tribe of African cichlids from Lake Tanganyika. They are bi-parental and mouthbrooding fish.
Limnochromini | |
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Gnathochromis permaxillaris | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cichliformes |
Family: | Cichlidae |
Subfamily: | Pseudocrenilabrinae |
Tribe: | Limnochromini Poll, 1986[1] |
Genera
editThere are six genera within the tribe Limnochromini:[2]
- Baileychromis Poll, 1986
- Gnathochromis Poll, 1981
- Limnochromis Regan, 1920
- Reganochromis Whitley, 1929
- Tangachromis Poll 1981
- Triglachromis Poll & Thys van den Audenaerde, 1974
References
edit- ^ Van der Laan, R.; W. N. Eschmeyer & R. Fricke (2014). "Family-group names of Recent fishes". Zootaxa. 3882 (1): 1–230. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1. PMID 25543675.
- ^ "Taxonomy - Limnochromini (TRIBE)". UniProt. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
External links
edit- https://www.uniprot.org/taxonomy/319059
- Duftner, Nina; Koblmüller, Stephan; Sturmbauer, Christian (2005). "Evolutionary Relationships of the Limnochromini, a Tribe of Benthic Deepwater Cichlid Fish Endemic to Lake Tanganyika, East Africa". Journal of Molecular Evolution. 60 (3): 277–89. Bibcode:2005JMolE..60..277D. doi:10.1007/s00239-004-0017-8. PMID 15871039. S2CID 20816494.