''Cyprichromis'' is a
genus
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of
cichlids with five species. They are also known as the herring cichlids or sardine cichlids, since they form large
schools
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in the open water of
Lake Tanganyika. Of the known species, only ''
C. microlepidotus'' has been recorded outside Lake Tanganyika (in eastern
Tanzania
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).
Species
The currently recognized species in this genus are:
* ''
Cyprichromis coloratus''
T. Takahashi & M. Hori, 2006
* ''
Cyprichromis leptosoma''
( Boulenger, 1898)
* ''
Cyprichromis microlepidotus
''Cyprichromis microlepidotus'' is an African species of fish in the family Cichlidae
Cichlids are fish from the family Cichlidae in the order Cichliformes. Cichlids were traditionally classed in a suborder, the Labroidei, along with the wra ...
''
(Poll
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, 1956)
* ''
Cyprichromis pavo
''Cyprichromis'' is a genus of cichlids with five species. They are also known as the herring cichlids or sardine cichlids, since they form large Shoaling and schooling, schools in the open water of Lake Tanganyika. Of the known species, only '' ...
''
Büscher, 1994
* ''
Cyprichromis zonatus''
T. Takahashi, M. Hori & Nakaya, 2002
References
Cyprichromini
Cichlid genera
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