''Petrochromis'' is a
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 ...
of
cichlids
Cichlids ()
are a large, diverse, and widespread family of Percomorpha, percomorph fish in the family (biology), family Cichlidae, order Cichliformes. At least 1,760 species have been Binomial nomenclature, scientifically described, making ...
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
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
east Africa
East Africa, also known as Eastern Africa or the East of Africa, is a region at the eastern edge of the Africa, African continent, distinguished by its unique geographical, historical, and cultural landscape. Defined in varying scopes, the regi ...
.
Species
There are currently 8 recognized species are in this genus:
[
* '' Petrochromis ephiphium'' Brichard, 1989
* '' Petrochromis famula'' Matthes & Trewavas, 1960
* '' Petrochromis fasciolatus'' Boulenger, 1914
* '' Petrochromis horii'' ]Takahashi
is the third most common Japanese surname. Less common variants include , , , , , , , and .
Notable people with the surname Takahashi
* Aaron Takahashi, Japanese-American actor
* , Japanese singer and actress
* , Japanese kickboxer
* , Jap ...
& Koblmüller, 2014[Takahashi, T. & Koblmüller, S. (2014): A new species of ''Petrochromis'' (Perciformes: Cichlidae) from Lake Tanganyika. ''Ichthyological Research, 61 (3): 252-264.'']
* '' Petrochromis macrognathus'' Yamaoka, 1983
* '' Petrochromis orthognathus'' Matthes, 1959
* '' Petrochromis polyodon'' Boulenger, 1898
* '' Petrochromis trewavasae'' 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 (Thread-fin cichlid)
References
Tropheini
Fish of Africa
Cichlid genera
Taxa named by George Albert Boulenger
{{Pseudocrenilabrinae-stub