Tylochromis
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Tylochromis is a genus of Africa
n fishes in the Cichlidae family comprising 18 species. They are the only members
of the tribe
Tylochromini. Many of the species are endemic to the Congo River Basin, but there are also species in Lake Tanganyika
, Cameroon
, Nigeria
, and West Africa
from Ghana
to Gambia.
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
n fishes in the Cichlidae family comprising 18 species. They are the only members
Monotypic
In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group with only one biological type. The term's usage differs slightly between botany and zoology. The term monotypic has a separate use in conservation biology, monotypic habitat, regarding species habitat conversion eliminating biodiversity and...
of the tribe
Tribe (biology)
In biology, a tribe is a taxonomic rank between family and genus. It is sometimes subdivided into subtribes.Some examples include the tribes: Canini, Acalypheae, Hominini, Bombini, and Antidesmeae.-See also:* Biological classification* Rank...
Tylochromini. Many of the species are endemic to the Congo River Basin, but there are also species in Lake Tanganyika
Lake Tanganyika
Lake Tanganyika is an African Great Lake. It is estimated to be the second largest freshwater lake in the world by volume, and the second deepest, after Lake Baikal in Siberia; it is also the world's longest freshwater lake...
, Cameroon
Cameroon
Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon , is a country in west Central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west; Chad to the northeast; the Central African Republic to the east; and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo to the south. Cameroon's coastline lies on the...
, Nigeria
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
, and West Africa
West Africa
West Africa or Western Africa is the westernmost region of the African continent. Geopolitically, the UN definition of Western Africa includes the following 16 countries and an area of approximately 5 million square km:-Flags of West Africa:...
from Ghana
Ghana
Ghana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...
to Gambia.
Species
- Tylochromis aristoma
- Tylochromis bangwelensis
- Tylochromis elongatus
- Tylochromis intermedius
- Tylochromis jentinki
- Tylochromis labrodon
- Tylochromis lateralis
- Tylochromis leonensis
- Tylochromis microdon
- Tylochromis mylodon
- Tylochromis polylepisTylochromis polylepisTylochromis polylepis is a species of fish in the Cichlidae family. It is found in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, and Zambia. Its natural habitats are rivers, freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, and inland deltas.-References:...
- Tylochromis praecox
- Tylochromis pulcher
- Tylochromis regani
- Tylochromis robertsi
- Tylochromis sudanensis
- Tylochromis trewavasae
- Tylochromis variabilis