''Benitochromis'' is a small
genus of
cichlid
Cichlids are fish from the family Cichlidae in the order Cichliformes. Cichlids were traditionally classed in a suborder, the Labroidei, along with the wrasses ( Labridae), in the order Perciformes, but molecular studies have contradicted this ...
fishes that are
endemic to riverine and lake habitats in
Middle Africa (
Cameroon and
Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea ( es, Guinea Ecuatorial; french: Guinée équatoriale; pt, Guiné Equatorial), officially the Republic of Equatorial Guinea ( es, link=no, República de Guinea Ecuatorial, french: link=no, République de Guinée équatoria ...
, including the island of
Bioko). Several of these species were originally assigned to the genus ''
Chromidotilapia
''Chromidotilapia'' is a genus of cichlid fishes. The genus contains 11 species. Of these, 9 are from Central Africa, one (''C. guentheri'') is found from Liberia to Cameroon, while the remaining species (''C. cavalliensis'') is restricted to Côt ...
''. The name of this genus is derived from the
type locality
Type locality may refer to:
* Type locality (biology)
* Type locality (geology)
See also
* Local (disambiguation)
* Locality (disambiguation)
{{disambiguation ...
of the
Benito River in Equatorial Guinea compounded with ''chromis'', a word which originated with
Aristotle and which may derive from the
Greek word ''chroemo'', meaning "to neigh" and which may have originally referred to the drums of the
family Sciaenidae and which was expanded to include cichlids,
damselfishes,
dottyback
The dottybacks are a family, Pseudochromidae, of fishes which were formerly classified in the order Perciformes, but this has been revised and the family is regarded as of uncertain affinities, or '' incertae sedis'' within the Ovalentaria, a ...
s and
wrasses, groups of perch-like fish which were thought to be more closely related to each other than they are subsequent studies have apparently found them to be.
Species
There are currently six recognized species in this genus:
* ''
Benitochromis batesii''
(Boulenger Boulenger is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Benjamin Boulenger (born 1990), French footballer
* Edward George Boulenger (1888–1946), British zoologist, director of aquarium at London Zoo
* George Albert Boulenger (1858–1 ...
, 1901)
* ''
Benitochromis conjunctus''
Lamboj, 2001
* ''
Benitochromis finleyi''
( Trewavas, 1974)
* ''
Benitochromis nigrodorsalis''
Lamboj, 2001
* ''
Benitochromis riomuniensis''
( Thys van den Audenaerde, 1981)
* ''
Benitochromis ufermanni''
Lamboj, 2001
References
Chromidotilapiini
Fish of Africa
Cichlid genera
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