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Orthochromis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Subfamily
  
Pseudocrenilabrinae

Scientific name
  
Orthochromis

Higher classification
  
Haplochromine

Order
  
Perciformes

Family
  
Cichlidae

Tribe
  
Haplochromini

Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
Genus

Orthochromis Orthochromis polyacanthus Practical Fishkeeping Magazine

Lower classifications
  
Orthochromis uvinzae

Orthochromis sp chomba and telmatochromis sp lufubu in the wild


Orthochromis is a genus of haplochromine cichlids native to the rivers of West, Central, Southern, and Eastern Africa.

Contents

Orthochromis stormsi holding


Species

There are currently 14 recognized species in this genus:

Orthochromis HCCC Photo Contest

  • Orthochromis kalungwishiensis (Greenwood & Kullander, 1994)
  • Orthochromis kasuluensis De Vos & Seegers, 1998
  • Orthochromis luichensis De Vos & Seegers, 1998
  • Orthochromis luongoensis (Greenwood & Kullander, 1994)
  • Orthochromis machadoi (Poll, 1967) (Kunene Dwarf Happy)
  • Orthochromis malagaraziensis (David, 1937)
  • Orthochromis mazimeroensis De Vos & Seegers, 1998
  • Orthochromis mosoensis De Vos & Seegers, 1998
  • Orthochromis polyacanthus (Boulenger, 1899)
  • Orthochromis rubrolabialis De Vos & Seegers, 1998
  • Orthochromis rugufuensis De Vos & Seegers, 1998
  • Orthochromis stormsi (Boulenger, 1902)
  • Orthochromis torrenticola (Thys van den Audenaerde, 1963)
  • Orthochromis uvinzae De Vos & Seegers, 1998

    • Orthochromis Fish Identification

    Orthochromis Orthochromis stormsi Foto amp Bild Natur Aquaristik Ssswasser

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    Orthochromis Orthochromis stormsi

    References

    Orthochromis Wikipedia
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