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Thysochromis

Thysochromis is a genus of cichlids native to West and Middle Africa.

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Thysochromis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae
Tribe: Chromidotilapiini
Genus: Thysochromis
Daget, 1988
Type species
Pelmatochromis ansorgii
Boulenger, 1901

Thysochromis is a genus of cichlids native to West and Middle Africa.

Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus:1

  • Thysochromis annectens (Boulenger, 1913) (possibly conspecific with T. ansorgii)
  • Thysochromis ansorgii Boulenger, 1901
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