''Cyprichromis'' is a

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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 ...

s with five species. They are also known as the herring cichlids or sardine cichlids, since they form large

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in the open water of

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. Of the known species, only '' C. microlepidotus'' has been recorded outside Lake Tanganyika (in eastern

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Species

The currently recognized species in this genus are: * '' Cyprichromis coloratus'' T. Takahashi & M. Hori, 2006 * '' Cyprichromis leptosoma'' (

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, 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 ...

'' (

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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 schools in the open water of Lake Tanganyika. Of the known species, only '' C. microlepidotus'' has ...

'' Büscher, 1994 * '' Cyprichromis zonatus'' T. Takahashi, M. Hori & Nakaya, 2002

References

Cyprichromini Cichlid genera {{Cichlidae-stub