Tropheini is a

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of African cichlids,

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to Lake Tanganyika. The species in this tribe are

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Genera

*'' Limnotilapia'' *'' Lobochilotes'' *'' Petrochromis'' *'' Pseudosimochromis'' *'' Simochromis'' *''

Tropheus ''Tropheus'' is a small genus of at least six species of cichlids endemic to Lake Tanganyika in East Africa. The genus is widespread across all regions of Lake Tanganyika, from Burundi in the north to Zambia in the south. Males and females are ...

References

External links

* http://www.helsinki.fi/~mhaaramo/metazoa/deuterostoma/chordata/actinopterygii/perciformes/labroidei/cichlidae/tropheini.html * https://web.archive.org/web/20110607061112/http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/klu/hydr/2003/00000500/F0030001/05138261;jsessionid=gf1j8h4qqp3d.alexandra * https://web.archive.org/web/20090405230640/http://www.tropheini.com/tropheini.htm * http://www.cichlidexplorer.com/category/lake-tanganyika-cichlids/tropheini/ Fish tribes Cichlid fish of Africa {{cichlid-stub