Nanochromis
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Nanochromis is a genus
of cichlid
s containing eight described species. These small fishes are endemic to the Congo River Basin in Central Africa
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Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of cichlid
Cichlid
Cichlids are fishes from the family Cichlidae in the order Perciformes. Cichlids are members of a group known as the Labroidei along with the wrasses , damselfish , and surfperches . This family is both large and diverse. At least 1,300 species have been scientifically described, making it one of...
s containing eight described species. These small fishes are endemic to the Congo River Basin in Central Africa
Central Africa
Central Africa is a core region of the African continent which includes Burundi, the Central African Republic, Chad, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Rwanda....
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Species
- Nanochromis consortus
- Nanochromis minor
- Nanochromis nudiceps
- Nanochromis parilus
- Nanochromis splendens
- Nanochromis teugelsi
- Nanochromis transvestitusNanochromis transvestitusNanochromis transvestitus is a sexually dimorphic cichlid from riverine west Africa. Unusually for cichlids, it is the female not the male that is the most colourful. The female has a vertical black and white banding on her anal and caudual fins, with a bright red abdomen. The male, by contrast,...
- Nanochromis wickleri