| Simochromis | |
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| Simochromis diagramma | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Tribe: | Tropheini |
| Genus: | Simochromis Boulenger, 1898 |
| Type species | |
| Chromis diagramma Günther, 1894
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Simochromis is a genus of cichlids endemic to Lake Tanganyika in Africa.1
Species
There is currently one recognized species are in this genus:234
- Simochromis diagramma (Günther, 1894)
Four other species have been included, but are now generally in Pseudosimochromis:234
- Pseudosimochromis babaulti (Pellegrin, 1927)
- Pseudosimochromis curvifrons (Poll, 1942)
- Pseudosimochromis margaretae G. S. Axelrod & J. A. Harrison, 1978
- Pseudosimochromis marginatus (Poll, 1956)
References
References
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Simochromis". FishBase. April 2017 version.
- Eschmeyer, W. N.; R. Fricke; and R. van der Laan (7 April 2017). Catalog of Fishes. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
- Van Steenberge; Pariselle; Huyse; Volckaert; Snoeks; and Vanhove (2015). Morphology, Molecules, and Monogenean Parasites: An Example of an Integrative Approach to Cichlid Biodiversity. PLOS ONE 10(6): e0129987. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0124474
- Konings, A.F. (2015). Tanganyika Cichlids in their natural habitat. 3rd edition. ISBN 978-1932892185.