Chromidotilapia

Chromidotilapia
Günther's mouthbrooder (C. guntheri) pair with fry, female on left
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cichlidae
Subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae
Tribe: Chromidotilapiini
Genus: Chromidotilapia
Boulenger, 1898
Type species
Chromidotilapia kingsleyae
Boulenger, 1898

Chromidotilapia is a genus of cichlid fishes. The genus contains 11 species. Of these, 9 are from Central Africa, one (C. guentheri) is from Liberia to Cameroon, while the final (C. cavalliensis) is restricted to Côte d'Ivoire.

Species

There are currently 11 recognized species in this genus:[1]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). Species of Chromidotilapia in FishBase. February 2013 version.
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