Cyprichromis

<i>Cyprichromis</i>

Cyprichromis

Genus of fishes

Cyprichromis is a genus of cichlids with five species. They are also known as the herring cichlids or sardine cichlids, since they form large schools in the open water of Lake Tanganyika. Of the known species, only C. microlepidotus has been recorded outside Lake Tanganyika (in eastern Tanzania).

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Species

The currently recognized species in this genus are:[1]

References

  1. [1]
    Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Cyprichromis in FishBase. February 2013 version.


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