''Tramitichromis'' is a small
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
haplochromine
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The haplochromine cichlids are a tribe of cichlids in subfamily Pseudocrenilabrinae called Haplochromini. This group includes the type genus (''Haplochromis'') plus a number of closely related genera such as '' Aulonocara'', '' Astat ...
cichlids 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 elsew ...
to
Lake Malawi
Lake Malawi, also known as Lake Nyasa in Tanzania and Lago Niassa in Mozambique, is an African Great Lake and the southernmost lake in the East African Rift system, located between Malawi, Mozambique and Tanzania.
It is the fifth largest fre ...
.
Species
There are currently five recognized species in this genus:
* ''
Tramitichromis brevis''
(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 ...
, 1908)
* ''
Tramitichromis intermedius''
( Trewavas, 1935)
* ''
Tramitichromis lituris''
( Trewavas, 1931)
* ''
Tramitichromis trilineatus''
( Trewavas, 1931)
* ''
Tramitichromis variabilis''
( Trewavas, 1931)
References
Haplochromini
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Cichlid genera
Taxa named by Ethelwynn Trewavas
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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