Trematocranus
Trematocranus is a small genus of haplochromine cichlids endemic to Lake Malawi.
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| Trematocranus placodon | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Tribe: | Haplochromini |
| Genus: | Trematocranus Trewavas, 1935 |
| Type species | |
| Trematocranus microstoma Trewavas, 1935 | |
Species
There are currently four recognized species in this genus:,[1] with a new species described in 2018.[2]
- Trematocranus labifer (Trewavas, 1935)
- Trematocranus microstoma Trewavas, 1935 (Pointedhead Haplo)
- Trematocranus pachychilus Dierickx, Hanssens, Rusuwa, Snoeks, 2018
- Trematocranus placodon (Regan, 1922)
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Trematocranus in FishBase. April 2013 version.
- Dierickx, K.; Hanssens, M.; Rusuwa, B.; Snoeks, J. (14 March 2018). "Trematocranus pachychilus, a new endemic cichlid from Lake Malawi". ZooKeys (743): 153–166. doi:10.3897/zookeys.743.22814. PMC 5904553. PMID 29670440. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
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