''Simochromis'' is a genus of
cichlids
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 th ...
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 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 2017.[Van Steenberge; Pariselle; Huyse; Volckaert; Snoeks; and Vanhove (2015). Morphology, Molecules, and Monogenean Parasites: An Example of an Integrative Approach to Cichlid Biodiversity. PLOS ONE 10(6): e0129987. ][Konings, A.F. (2015). Tanganyika Cichlids in their natural habitat. 3rd edition. .]
* ''
Simochromis diagramma''
( Günther, 1894)
Four other species have been included, but are now generally in ''
Pseudosimochromis'':
[
* '' Pseudosimochromis babaulti'' ( Pellegrin, 1927)
* '' Pseudosimochromis curvifrons'' (]Poll
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, 1942)
* '' Pseudosimochromis margaretae'' G. S. Axelrod & J. A. Harrison, 1978
* '' Pseudosimochromis marginatus'' (Poll
Poll, polled, or polling may refer to:
Figurative head counts
* Poll, a formal election
** Election verification exit poll, a survey taken to verify election counts
** Polling, voting to make decisions or determine opinions
** Polling places o ...
, 1956)
References
Tropheini
Cichlid genera
Taxa named by George Albert Boulenger
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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