Petrochromis is a genus of cichlids endemic to Lake Tanganyika in east Africa.[1]
Species
There are currently 8 recognized species are in this genus:[1]
- Petrochromis ephiphium Brichard, 1989
- Petrochromis famula Matthes & Trewavas, 1960
- Petrochromis fasciolatus Boulenger, 1914
- Petrochromis horii Takahashi & Koblmüller, 2014[2]
- Petrochromis macrognathus Yamaoka, 1983
- Petrochromis orthognathus Matthes, 1959
- Petrochromis polyodon Boulenger, 1898
- Petrochromis trewavasae Poll, 1948 (Thread-fin cichlid)
References
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Petrochromis". FishBase. March 2017 version.
- ^ Takahashi, T. & Koblmüller, S. (2014): A new species of Petrochromis (Perciformes: Cichlidae) from Lake Tanganyika. Ichthyological Research, 61 (3): 252-264.