''Pharyngochromis'' is a
genus
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of
cichlids native to
Southern Africa
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where they are only known from the
Zambezi
The Zambezi River (also spelled Zambeze and Zambesi) is the fourth-longest river in Africa, the longest east-flowing river in Africa and the largest flowing into the Indian Ocean from Africa. Its drainage basin covers , slightly less than hal ...
,
Okavango,
Save–
Runde
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...
and
Kunene basins. There are two species, which reach up to in total length, respectively.
Species and taxonomy
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:
[
* '' Pharyngochromis acuticeps'' (]Steindachner
Franz Steindachner (11 November 1834 in Vienna – 10 December 1919 in Vienna) was an Austrian zoologist, ichthyologist, and herpetologist. He published over 200 papers on fishes and over 50 papers on reptiles and amphibians. Steindachner describ ...
, 1866) (Zambezi Bream)
* ''Pharyngochromis darlingi
''Pharyngochromis'' is a genus of cichlids native to Southern Africa where they are only known from the Zambezi, Okavango Basin, Okavango, Save River (Africa), Save–Runde River, Runde and Kunene River, Kunene basins. There are two species, whic ...
'' (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 ...
, 1911) (Zambezi Happy)
A few other, possibly undescribed species are known.Serranochromis
''Serranochromis'' is a genus of relatively large, robust cichlids from freshwater habitats in mainland Southern Africa, ranging as far north as DR Congo and Tanzania, with the highest species richness in the upper Zambezi, Okavango and Congo ...
'' and others, form a group sometimes known as the serranochromines or Serranochromini.[
]
References
Haplochromini
Cichlid genera
Taxa named by Humphry Greenwood
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