''Tylochromis'' is a genus of
Africa
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n fishes in the family
Cichlidae
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 ...
. They are the
only members of the
tribe
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Tylochromini. Many of the species are
endemic
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to the
Congo River Basin, but species also are found in
Lake Tanganyika
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,
Cameroon
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,
Nigeria
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, and
West Africa
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from
Ghana
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to
Gambia
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.
Species
The 18 recognized species in this genus are:
* ''
Tylochromis aristoma''
Stiassny, 1989
* ''
Tylochromis bangwelensis''
Regan, 1920 (hump-backed bream)
* ''
Tylochromis elongatus''
Stiassny, 1989
* ''
Tylochromis intermedius''
( Boulenger, 1916)
* ''
Tylochromis jentinki''
( Steindachner, 1894)
* ''
Tylochromis labrodon''
Regan, 1920
* ''
Tylochromis lateralis''
(Boulenger, 1898)
* ''
Tylochromis leonensis''
Stiassny, 1989
* ''
Tylochromis microdon''
Regan, 1920
* ''
Tylochromis mylodon''
Regan, 1920 (mweru hump-backed bream)
* ''
Tylochromis polylepis''
(Boulenger, 1900)
* ''
Tylochromis praecox''
Stiassny, 1989
* ''
Tylochromis pulcher''
Stiassny, 1989
* ''
Tylochromis regani''
Stiassny, 1989
* ''
Tylochromis robertsi''
Stiassny, 1989
* ''
Tylochromis sudanensis''
Daget, 1954
* ''
Tylochromis trewavasae''
Stiassny, 1989
* ''
Tylochromis variabilis''
Stiassny, 1989
References
Pseudocrenilabrinae
Freshwater fish genera
Cichlid fish of Africa
Cichlid genera
Taxa named by Charles Tate Regan
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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