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Eclectochromis

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Genus of fishes

Eclectochromis
Eclectochromis ornatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Tribe: Haplochromini
Genus: Eclectochromis
Eccles & Trewavas, 1989
Type species
Haplochromis ornatus
Regan, 1922

Eclectochromis is a small genus of haplochromine cichlids endemic to Lake Malawi.

Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus:

References

  1. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Eclectochromis". FishBase. February 2013 version.
  2. Trewavas, Ethelwynn (1935). "A Synopsis of the Cichlid Fishes of Lake Nyasa" (PDF). Annals and Magazine of Natural History. Series 10. 16 (91): 94. doi:10.1080/00222933508655026.
  3. Regan, C. Tate (1922). "The Cichlid Fishes of Lake Nyassa". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1921 (4): 691. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1921.tb03287.x.
Taxon identifiers
Eclectochromis


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