Pseudosimochromis Curvifrons
   HOME

TheInfoList



OR:

''Pseudosimochromis curvifrons'' is a species of mouthbrooding cichlid
endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found else ...
to Lake Tanganyika. It is found in areas with rubble substrates at depths less than . It can reach a length of . This species can be found in the aquarium trade. Although '' Pseudosimochromis'' has been treated as
monotypic In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the case of genera, the term "unispe ...
, recent authorities have also included several species formerly in ''
Simochromis ''Simochromis'' is a genus of cichlids endemic to Lake Tanganyika in Africa. Species There is currently one recognized species are in this genus:Eschmeyer, W. N.; R. Fricke; and R. van der Laan (7 April 2017)Catalog of Fishes.Retrieved 7 April ...
''.


References

curvifrons Taxa named by Max Poll Fish described in 1942 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Cichlidae-stub