''Cyprichromis'' is a
genus
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of
cichlid
Cichlids are fish from the family Cichlidae in the order Cichliformes. Cichlids were traditionally classed in a suborder, the Labroidei, along with the wrasses ( Labridae), in the order Perciformes, but molecular studies have contradicted th ...
s with five species. They are also known as the herring cichlids or sardine cichlids, since they form large
schools
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in the open water of
Lake Tanganyika
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. Of the known species, only ''
C. microlepidotus'' has been recorded outside Lake Tanganyika (in eastern
Tanzania
Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands ...
).
Species
The currently recognized species in this genus are:
* ''
Cyprichromis coloratus
''Cyprichromis'' is a genus of cichlids with five species. They are also known as the herring cichlids or sardine cichlids, since they form large schools in the open water of Lake Tanganyika. Of the known species, only '' C. microlepidotus'' has ...
''
T. Takahashi & M. Hori, 2006
* ''
Cyprichromis leptosoma
''Cyprichromis leptosoma'' is a mouthbrooding species of fish in the family Cichlidae. It is endemic to Lake Tanganyika in Zambia and Tanzania. It seems quite common within its range and faces no particular threats, so the International Union for ...
''
(Boulenger Boulenger is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Benjamin Boulenger (born 1990), French footballer
* Edward George Boulenger (1888–1946), British zoologist, director of aquarium at London Zoo
* George Albert Boulenger (1858� ...
, 1898)
* ''
Cyprichromis microlepidotus''
(Poll
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, 1956)
* ''
Cyprichromis pavo''
Büscher, 1994
* ''
Cyprichromis zonatus
''Cyprichromis'' is a genus of cichlids with five species. They are also known as the herring cichlids or sardine cichlids, since they form large schools in the open water of Lake Tanganyika. Of the known species, only '' C. microlepidotus'' has ...
''
T. Takahashi, M. Hori & Nakaya Nakaya (written: 中谷, 仲谷 or 中矢) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
*, Japanese racing driver
*, Japanese artist
*Katsuhiko Nakaya (born 1957), Brazilian sprinter
*, Japanese ichthyologist
*, Japanese judoka
* ...
, 2002
References
Cyprichromini
Cichlid genera
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