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).
| Cyprichromis | |
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| Cyprichromis leptosoma | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Tribe: | Cyprichromini |
| Genus: | Cyprichromis Scheuermann, 1977 |
| Type species | |
| Paratilapia leptosoma Boulenger, 1898
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Species
editThe currently recognized species in this genus are:[1]
- Cyprichromis coloratus T. Takahashi & M. Hori, 2006
- Cyprichromis leptosoma (Boulenger, 1898)
- Cyprichromis microlepidotus (Poll, 1956)
- Cyprichromis pavo Büscher, 1994
- Cyprichromis zonatus T. Takahashi, M. Hori & Nakaya, 2002
References
edit- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Cyprichromis". FishBase. February 2013 version.
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