''Chromidotilapia'' is a
genus
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of
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 ...
fishes. The genus contains 11 species. Of these, 9 are from
Central Africa
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, one (''C. guentheri'') is found from
Liberia
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to
Cameroon
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, while the remaining species (''C. cavalliensis'') is restricted to
Côte d'Ivoire
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.
Species
There are currently 11 recognized species in this genus:
* ''
Chromidotilapia cavalliensis''
( Thys van den Audenaerde & Loiselle, 1971)
* ''
Chromidotilapia elongata''
Lamboj, 1999
* ''
Chromidotilapia guntheri''
( Sauvage, 1882) (Günther's mouthbrooder)
* ''
Chromidotilapia kingsleyae''
Boulenger, 1898
* ''
Chromidotilapia linkei''
Staeck, 1980
* ''
Chromidotilapia mamonekenei''
Lamboj, 1999
* ''
Chromidotilapia melaniae''
Lamboj, 2003
* ''
Chromidotilapia mrac''
Lamboj, 2002
* ''
Chromidotilapia nana''
Lamboj, 2003
* ''
Chromidotilapia regani''
( Pellegrin, 1906)
* ''
Chromidotilapia schoutedeni''
(Poll
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& Thys van den Audenaerde, 1967)
References
Chromidotilapiini
Fish of Africa
Cichlid genera
Taxa named by George Albert Boulenger
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