Chromidotilapiini is a tribe of small

cichlid 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 this ...

s from tropical West and Middle Africa. There are thirteen

genera Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nomenclat ...

and over fifty described species in this tribe.

Genera

The following genera are classified within the tribe Chromidotilapiini: * '' Benitochromis'' Lamboj, 2001 * ''

Chromidotilapia ''Chromidotilapia'' is a genus of cichlid fishes. The genus contains 11 species. Of these, 9 are from Central Africa, one (''C. guentheri'') is found from Liberia to Cameroon, while the remaining species (''C. cavalliensis'') is restricted to Côt ...

'' Boulenger, 1898 * ''

Congochromis ''Congochromis'' is a genus of small cichlids native to river basins in Middle Africa. Species There are currently five recognized species in this genus: * ''Congochromis dimidiatus'' ( Pellegrin, 1900) * ''Congochromis pugnatus'' Stiassny & ...

'' Stiassny & Schliewen, 2007 * ''

Divandu ''Divandu albimarginatus'' is a species of cichlid native to the Republic of Congo and Gabon in Africa. This species reaches a length of SL. It is currently the only known member of its genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank us ...

'' Lamboj & Snoeks, 2000 *'' Enigmatochromis'' Lamboj 2009 * ''

Limbochromis ''Limbochromis robertsi'' is a species of cichlid endemic to Ghana where it is found in the upper reaches of the Pra River Basin. This species has been recorded reaching a maximum length of TL. It is currently the only known member of its gen ...

'' Greenwood, 1987 * '' Nanochromis'' Pellegrin, 1904 * '' Parananochromis'' Greenwood, 1987 * ''

Pelmatochromis ''Pelmatochromis'' is a small genus of fishes in the cichlid family. Of its three species, two are endemic to the Middle Africa, and one is endemic to tropical West Africa. Depending on the exact species, they reach about in length. This genus ...

Steindachner Franz Steindachner (11 November 1834 in Vienna – 10 December 1919 in Vienna) was an Austrian zoologist, ichthyologist, and herpetologist. He published over 200 papers on fishes and over 50 papers on reptiles and amphibians. Steindachner describ ...

, 1894 * '' Pelvicachromis'' Thys van den Audenaerde, 1968 * '' Teleogramma'' Boulenger, 1899 * '' Thysochromis''

Daget Jacques Daget (30 June 1919, Vineuil – 29 June 2009), was a French ichthyologist. He was a professor at the National Museum of Natural History, in Paris. Several marine species have been named after him. Species named after him Species named ...

1988 * ''

Wallaceochromis ''Wallaceochromis'' is a genus of fish in the family Cichlidae and subfamily Pseudocrenilabrinae endemic to West Africa. The name of this genus honours the British naturalist and coproponent of the theory of evolution through natural selection, A ...

'' Lamboj,

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& Metscher 2016 The genus ''Pelmatochromis'' is sometimes placed in its own clade, informally referred to as the pelmatochromines, and this as the Pelmatochromini, may be the sister taxon to the Chromidotilapiini.

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