Parananochromis Caudifasciatus
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''Parananochromis'' is a
genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
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 ...
s native to
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Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area ...
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Species

There are currently 8 recognized species in this genus: * '' Parananochromis axelrodi'' Lamboj & Stiassny, 2003 * '' Parananochromis brevirostris'' Lamboj & Stiassny, 2003 * '' Parananochromis caudifasciatus'' (
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 ...
, 1913)
* '' Parananochromis elobatus'' Lamboj, 2014 Lamboj, A. (2014): Two new species of Parananochromis from Cameroon, Central Africa (Teleostei: Cichlidae). ''Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 25 (1): 49-57''. * '' Parananochromis gabonicus'' Trewavas, 1975 * '' Parananochromis longirostris'' (
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 ...
, 1903)
* '' Parananochromis ornatus'' Lamboj & Stiassny, 2003 * '' Parananochromis orsorum'' Lamboj, 2014


References

Chromidotilapiini Cichlid genera Taxa named by Humphry Greenwood {{Cichlidae-stub