''Tylochromis'' is a genus of African 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 tribe Tylochromini. Many of the species are endemic to the Congo River Basin, but species also are found in

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, Cameroon, Nigeria, and West Africa from Ghana to

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Species

The 18 recognized species in this genus are: * ''

Tylochromis aristoma ''Tylochromis aristoma'' is a species of fish belonging to the Cichlidae family. The species is restricted to the Ruki River drainage in the middle of the Congo Basin in the Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic of the ...

'' 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 ''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 intermedius ''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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, 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

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, 1894) * ''

Tylochromis labrodon ''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 ...

, 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 ''Tylochromis polylepis'' is a species of cichlid native to Lake Tanganyika and the Lukuga River, where it is found in swampy habitats. This species can reach a length of . It can be found in the aquarium trade. References External links Ph ...

'' (Boulenger, 1900) * ''

Tylochromis praecox ''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 pulcher ''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 regani ''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, ...

'' Stiassny, 1989 * ''

Tylochromis robertsi ''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 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

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