Biology:Stigmatochromis

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Stigmatochromis
Stigmatochromis woodi2.jpg
Stigmatochromis woodi
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Tribe: Haplochromini
Genus: Stigmatochromis
Eccles & Trewavas, 1989
Type species
Haplochromis woodi
Regan, 1922

Stigmatochromis is a small genus of haplochromine cichlids that are endemic to Lake Malawi in East Africa.

Species

There are currently six recognized species in this genus:[1]

  • Stigmatochromis macrorhynchos Stauffer, Cleaver-Yoder & Konings, 2011
  • Stigmatochromis melanchros Stauffer, Cleaver-Yoder & Konings, 2011
  • Stigmatochromis modestus (Günther, 1894)
  • Stigmatochromis pholidophorus (Trewavas, 1935) (Candle Hap)
  • Stigmatochromis pleurospilus (Trewavas, 1935)
  • Stigmatochromis woodi (Regan, 1922)

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Stigmatochromis in FishBase. April 2013 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q136417 entry