''Parananochromis'' is a
genus
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of
cichlid
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s native to
tropical
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Africa
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.
Species
There are currently 8 recognized species in this genus:
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Parananochromis axelrodi
''Parananochromis'' is a genus of cichlids native to tropical Africa.
Species
There are currently 8 recognized species in this genus:
* '' Parananochromis axelrodi'' Lamboj & Stiassny, 2003
* '' Parananochromis brevirostris'' Lamboj & Stiass ...
''
Lamboj & Stiassny, 2003
* ''
Parananochromis brevirostris''
Lamboj & Stiassny, 2003
* ''
Parananochromis caudifasciatus
''Parananochromis'' is a genus of cichlids native to tropical Africa.
Species
There are currently 8 recognized species in this genus:
* '' Parananochromis axelrodi'' Lamboj & Stiassny, 2003
* '' Parananochromis brevirostris'' Lamboj & Stiass ...
''
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* 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
''Parananochromis'' is a genus of cichlids native to tropical Africa.
Species
There are currently 8 recognized species in this genus:
* '' Parananochromis axelrodi'' Lamboj & Stiassny, 2003
* '' Parananochromis brevirostris'' Lamboj & Stiass ...
''
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
''Parananochromis'' is a genus of cichlids native to tropical Africa.
Species
There are currently 8 recognized species in this genus:
* ''Parananochromis axelrodi'' Lamboj & Stiassny, 2003
* '' Parananochromis brevirostris'' Lamboj & Stiassn ...
''
(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
''Parananochromis'' is a genus of cichlids native to tropical Africa.
Species
There are currently 8 recognized species in this genus:
* '' Parananochromis axelrodi'' Lamboj & Stiassny, 2003
* '' Parananochromis brevirostris'' Lamboj & Stiass ...
''
Lamboj & Stiassny, 2003
* ''
Parananochromis orsorum
''Parananochromis'' is a genus of cichlids native to tropical Africa.
Species
There are currently 8 recognized species in this genus:
* '' Parananochromis axelrodi'' Lamboj & Stiassny, 2003
* '' Parananochromis brevirostris'' Lamboj & Stiass ...
''
Lamboj, 2014
References
Chromidotilapiini
Cichlid genera
Taxa named by Humphry Greenwood
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