Biology:Ptychochrominae
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Short description: Subfamily of fishes
| Ptychochrominae | |
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| Ptychochromis insolitus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Subfamily: | Ptychochrominae Sparks, 2004 |
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The Ptychochrominae are a subfamily in the cichlid family of fish. It includes about 14 species. They are restricted to lakes and rivers in Madagascar , and the majority are threatened. Most cichlid genera native to Madagascar are included in this subfamily; the only exceptions are Paretroplus (subfamily Etroplinae) and Paratilapia (sometimes included in the Ptychochrominae, but likely belongs in its own subfamily).[1][2]
Genera
The following genera are included in the subfamily Ptychochrominae:[3]
- Katria Stiassny & Sparks, 2006
- Oxylapia Kiener & Maugé, 1966
- Paratilapia Bleeker, 1868
- Ptychochromis Steindachner, 1880
- Ptychochromoides Kiener & Maugé, 1966
References
- ↑ John S. Sparks (2004). "Molecular phylogeny and biogeography of the Malagasy and South Asian cichlids (Teleostei: Perciformes: Cichlidae)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 30 (3): 599–614. doi:10.1016/S1055-7903(03)00225-2. PMID 15012941. Abstract
- ↑ John S. Sparks; William Leo Smith (2004). "Phylogeny and biogeography of cichlid fishes (Teleostei: Perciformes: Cichlidae)". Cladistics 20 (6): 501–517. doi:10.1111/j.1096-0031.2004.00038.x. Abstract
- ↑ "Ptychochrominae Sparks, 2004". FishBase. World Register of Marine Species. 2015. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=826596.
Wikidata ☰ Q136389 entry
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