Eclectochromis

Eclectochromis
Eclectochromis ornatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Tribe: Haplochromini
Genus: Eclectochromis
Eccles & Trewavas, 1989
Type species
Haplochromis ornatus
Regan, 1922

Eclectochromis is a small genus of haplochromine cichlids endemic to Lake Malawi.

Species

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

References

  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Eclectochromis". FishBase. February 2013 version.
  2. ^ Trewavas, Ethelwynn (1935). "A Synopsis of the Cichlid Fishes of Lake Nyasa" (PDF). Annals and Magazine of Natural History. Series 10. 16 (91): 94. doi:10.1080/00222933508655026.
  3. ^ Regan, C. Tate (1922). "The Cichlid Fishes of Lake Nyassa". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1921 (4): 691. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1921.tb03287.x.


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