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Corematodus

Corematodus is a small genus of haplochromine cichlids native to the Lake Malawi basin in Africa. They feed on scales and fins of other cichlids.

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Corematodus
Corematodus shiranus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Tribe: Haplochromini
Genus: Corematodus
Boulenger, 1897
Type species
Corematodus shiranus
Boulenger, 1897

Corematodus is a small genus of haplochromine cichlids native to the Lake Malawi basin in Africa. They feed on scales and fins of other cichlids.1

Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus:2

References

References

  1. Konings, Ad (1990). Ad Konings' Book of Cichlids and all the other Fishes of Lake Malawi. ISBN 978-0866225274.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Corematodus". FishBase. February 2013 version.