''Corematodus'' is a small
genus
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 n ...
of
haplochromine cichlids native to the
Lake Malawi basin in Africa. They
feed on scales and fins of other cichlids.
[ Konings, Ad (1990). ''Ad Konings' Book of Cichlids and all the other Fishes of Lake Malawi.'' .]
Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:
* ''
Corematodus shiranus''
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 ...
, 1897
* ''
Corematodus taeniatus
''Corematodus taeniatus'' is a species of haplochromine cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi, Lake Malombe and the upper Shire River in East Africa. It is a generalized aggressive mimic of various sand-dwelling cichlids. It is therefore able to approac ...
''
Trewavas, 1935
References
Haplochromini
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Cichlid genera
Taxa named by George Albert Boulenger
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