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Schwetzochromis neodon

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Schwetzochromis neodon
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Schwetzochromis
Species: S. neodon
Binomial name
Schwetzochromis neodon
Poll, 1948
Synonyms
  • Neopharynx neodon (Poll, 1948)
  • Haplochromis rheophilus Poll, 1948

Schwetzochromis neodon is a species of rheophilic cichlid endemic to the Democratic Republic of the Congo where it is only known from the Fwa River in the Congo Basin. It can reach a length of 10.7 centimetres (4.2 in) SL. It is currently the only known member of its genus, but several others that formerly were included have been moved to Orthochromis.

References

  1. Moelants, T. (2010). "Schwetzochromis neodon". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T182770A7964878. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T182770A7964878.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Schwetzochromis neodon". FishBase. April 2013 version.
  3. De Vos, L.; and L. Seegers (1998). Seven new Orthochromis species (Teleostei: Cichlidae) from the Malagarasi, Luiche and Rugufu basins (Lake Tanganyika drainage), with notes on their reproductive biology. Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters 9: 371-420.

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Schwetzochromis neodon


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