''Tylochromis'' is a genus of

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n fishes in the family

Cichlidae 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 thi ...

. They are the only members of the

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Tylochromini. Many of the species are

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to the Congo River Basin, but species also are found in

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, and

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from

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Species

The 18 recognized species in this genus are: * '' Tylochromis aristoma'' Stiassny, 1989 * ''

Tylochromis bangwelensis ''Tylochromis'' is a genus of African fishes in the family Cichlidae. They are the only members of the tribe Tylochromini. Many of the species are endemic to the Congo River Basin, but species also are found in Lake Tanganyika, Cameroon, Niger ...

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, 1920 (hump-backed bream) * '' Tylochromis elongatus'' Stiassny, 1989 * '' Tylochromis intermedius'' (

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, 1916) * ''

Tylochromis jentinki ''Tylochromis jentinki'' is a species of fish belonging to the Cichlidae family. The species is found in the costal rivers of Gambia to the Tano River in Ghana. The fish maximum length is long (Fish measurement, SL). References

Taxa nam ...

'' (

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, 1894) * '' Tylochromis labrodon''

, 1920 * ''

Tylochromis lateralis ''Tylochromis'' is a genus of African fishes in the family Cichlidae. They are the only members of the tribe Tylochromini. Many of the species are endemic to the Congo River Basin, but species also are found in Lake Tanganyika, Cameroon, Niger ...

'' (Boulenger, 1898) * ''

Tylochromis leonensis ''Tylochromis'' is a genus of African fishes in the family Cichlidae. They are the only members of the tribe Tylochromini. Many of the species are endemic to the Congo River Basin, but species also are found in Lake Tanganyika, Cameroon, Niger ...

'' Stiassny, 1989 * ''

Tylochromis microdon ''Tylochromis'' is a genus of African fishes in the family Cichlidae. They are the only members of the tribe Tylochromini. Many of the species are endemic to the Congo River Basin, but species also are found in Lake Tanganyika, Cameroon, Niger ...

'' Regan, 1920 * ''

Tylochromis mylodon ''Tylochromis'' is a genus of African fishes in the family Cichlidae. They are the only members of the tribe Tylochromini. Many of the species are endemic to the Congo River Basin, but species also are found in Lake Tanganyika, Cameroon, Niger ...

'' Regan, 1920 (mweru hump-backed bream) * '' Tylochromis polylepis'' (Boulenger, 1900) * '' Tylochromis praecox'' Stiassny, 1989 * '' Tylochromis pulcher'' Stiassny, 1989 * '' Tylochromis regani'' Stiassny, 1989 * '' Tylochromis robertsi'' Stiassny, 1989 * '' Tylochromis sudanensis'' Daget, 1954 * ''

Tylochromis trewavasae ''Tylochromis'' is a genus of African fishes in the family Cichlidae. They are the Monotypic, only members of the Tribe (biology), tribe Tylochromini. Many of the species are Endemism, endemic to the Congo River Basin, but species also are found ...

'' Stiassny, 1989 * '' Tylochromis variabilis'' Stiassny, 1989

References

Pseudocrenilabrinae Freshwater fish genera Cichlid fish of Africa Cichlid genera Taxa named by Charles Tate Regan Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Cichlidae-stub