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Thoracochromis

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Kingdom
  
Order
  
Perciformes

Subfamily
  
Pseudocrenilabrinae

Scientific name
  
Thoracochromis

Rank
  
Genus

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Tribe
  
Haplochromini

Higher classification
  
Cichlid

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Similar
  
Thoracochromis brauschi, Cichlid, Etia nguti, Sargochromis, Parananochromis

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Thoracochromis is a fish genus of haplochromine cichlids that are endemic to Africa. Most species are from rivers in Angola and Namibia, or the Congo River Basin in Central Africa, but one (T. wingatii) is from the Nile. Many species have been moved between this genus and Haplochromis, and while some consensus has been reached in recent years, their mutual delimitation is still far from settled.

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Species

There are currently 12 recognized species in this genus:

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  • Thoracochromis albolabris (Trewavas & Thys van den Audenaerde, 1969) (Thicklipped Happy)
  • Thoracochromis bakongo (Thys van den Audenaerde, 1964)
  • Thoracochromis brauschi (Poll & Thys van den Audenaerde, 1965)
  • Thoracochromis buysi (M. L. Penrith, 1970) (Namib Happy)
  • Thoracochromis callichromus (Poll, 1948)
  • Thoracochromis demeusii (Boulenger, 1899)
  • Thoracochromis fasciatus (Perugia, 1892)
  • Thoracochromis lucullae (Boulenger, 1913)
  • Thoracochromis moeruensis (Boulenger, 1899)
  • Thoracochromis schwetzi (Poll, 1967)
  • Thoracochromis stigmatogenys (Boulenger, 1913)
  • Thoracochromis wingatii (Boulenger, 1902)
  • Distribution

    T.buysi is endemic to the Kunene River.

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    References

    Thoracochromis Wikipedia