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Petrotilapia

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Subfamily
  
Pseudocrenilabrinae

Scientific name
  
Petrotilapia

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Perciformes

Family
  
Cichlidae

Tribe
  
Haplochromini

Higher classification
  
Cichlid

Rank
  
Genus

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Lower classifications
  
Petrotilapia tridentiger, Petrotilapia genalutea, Petrotilapia nigra, Petrotilapia chrysos

Petrotilapia genalutea at ababi island


Petrotilapia is a genus of cichlids endemic to Lake Malawi.

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Species

There are currently 10 recognized species in this genus:

Petrotilapia Onze Malawicichliden

  • Petrotilapia chrysos Stauffer & van Snik, 1996
  • Petrotilapia flaviventris Lundeba, Stauffer & Konings, 2011
  • Petrotilapia genalutea A. C. Marsh, 1983
  • Petrotilapia microgalana Ruffing, A. Lambert & Stauffer, 2006
  • Petrotilapia mumboensis Lundeba, Stauffer & Konings, 2011
  • Petrotilapia nigra A. C. Marsh, 1983
  • Petrotilapia palingnathos Lundeba, Stauffer & Konings, 2011
  • Petrotilapia pyroscelos Lundeba, Stauffer & Konings, 2011
  • Petrotilapia tridentiger Trewavas, 1935
  • Petrotilapia xanthos Lundeba, Stauffer & Konings, 2011

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    References

    Petrotilapia Wikipedia
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