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| Trematocara unimaculatum (middle) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Tribe: | Bathybatini |
| Genus: | Trematocara Boulenger, 1899 |
| Type species | |
| Trematocara marginatum Boulenger, 1899 | |
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Trematocara is a genus of cichlids endemic to Lake Tanganyika in Africa. They are relatively small, up to 15 cm (5.9 in) long, and slender in shape. These schooling, light-shy fish are typically found in relatively deep waters, but move closer to the surface at night to feed on plankton. They are mouthbrooders.
Species
There are currently nine recognized species in this genus:
- Trematocara caparti Poll, 1948
- Trematocara kufferathi Poll, 1948
- Trematocara macrostoma Poll, 1952
- Trematocara marginatum Boulenger, 1899
- Trematocara nigrifrons Boulenger, 1906
- Trematocara stigmaticum Poll, 1943
- Trematocara unimaculatum Boulenger, 1901
- Trematocara variabile Poll, 1952
- Trematocara zebra De Vos, Nshombo & Thys van den Audenaerde, 1996
References
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Trematocara". FishBase. April 2013 version.
- ^ Smith, M.P. (1998). Lake Tanganyikan Cichlids, p. 9. ISBN 0-7641-0615-5
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