''Benthochromis'' is a small

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planktivorous A planktivore is an aquatic organism that feeds on planktonic food, including zooplankton and phytoplankton. Planktivorous organisms encompass a range of some of the planet's smallest to largest multicellular animals in both the present day and ...

cichlid fish that are

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to relatively deep waters in Lake Tanganyika in Africa.

Species

There are currently three recognized species in this

: * '' Benthochromis horii'' T. Takahashi, 2008 * '' Benthochromis melanoides'' (

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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 cichlid ...

'' (

, 1948)

References

Fish of Africa Cichlid genera Taxa named by Max Poll {{Cichlidae-stub