''Benthochromis'' is a small
genus
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of
planktivorous cichlid
Cichlids ()
are a large, diverse, and widespread family of percomorph fish in the family Cichlidae, order Cichliformes. At least 1,760 species have been scientifically described, making it one of the largest vertebrate families, with on ...
fish that are
endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found only in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also foun ...
to relatively deep waters in
Lake Tanganyika
Lake Tanganyika ( ; ) is an African Great Lakes, African Great Lake. It is the world's List of lakes by volume, second-largest freshwater lake by volume and the List of lakes by depth, second deepest, in both cases after Lake Baikal in Siberia. ...
in Africa.
Species
There are currently three recognized species in this
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
:
[
* '']Benthochromis horii
''Benthochromis'' is a small genus of planktivorous cichlid fish that are endemic to relatively deep waters in Lake Tanganyika in Africa.
Species
There are currently three recognized species in this genus:
* '' Benthochromis horii'' T. Takahas ...
'' T. Takahashi, 2008
* ''Benthochromis melanoides
''Benthochromis melanoides'' is a species of fish in the family Cichlidae. It is endemic to the deep waters of Lake Tanganyika, where it lives in deep water and feeds on plankton and crustaceans
Crustaceans (from Latin meaning: "those with shel ...
'' (Poll
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, 1984)
* ''Benthochromis tricoti
''Benthochromis tricoti'' is a species of fish in the cichlid family. It is endemic to Lake Tanganyika in Africa and lives at depths of up to . It feeds on small crustaceans and plankton. It reaches a maximum length of . Like many other cichlids, ...
'' (Poll
Poll, polled, or polling may refer to:
Forms of voting and counting
* Poll, a formal election
** Election verification exit poll, a survey taken to verify election counts
** Polling, voting to make decisions or determine opinions
** Polling pla ...
, 1948)
References
Fish of Africa
Cichlid genera
Taxa named by Max Poll
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