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Neochromis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Subfamily
  
Pseudocrenilabrinae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
Genus

Family
  
Cichlidae

Scientific name
  
Neochromis

Higher classification
  
Cichlid

Order
  
Perciformes

Lower classifications
  
Haplochromis rufocaudalis, Haplochromis nigricans, Haplochromis simotes, Haplochromis gigas

Neochromis rufocauldalis young adults


Neochromis is a ray-finned fish genus in the family Cichlidae. This genus is currently considered a synonym of Haplochromis pending a comprehensive review of the haplochromine cichlids, though if recognized as a valid genus it would contain the following species:

Contents

  • Neochromis gigas
  • Neochromis greenwoodi
  • Neochromis nigricans
  • Neochromis omnicaeruleus
  • Neochromis rufocaudalis
  • Neochromis simotes
  • Mbipia lutea neochromis rufocauldalis


    References

    Neochromis Wikipedia