Tropheini is a tribe of African cichlids, endemic to Lake Tanganyika. The species in this tribe are mouthbrooders.[1]
| Tropheini | |
|---|---|
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| Tropheus duboisi | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Subfamily: | Pseudocrenilabrinae |
| Tribe: | Tropheini Poll, 1986 |
Genera
edit- Interochromis (monotypic)
- Jabarichromis (monotypic)
- Limnotilapia (monotypic)
- Lobochilotes (monotypic)
- Petrochromis (8 species)
- Pseudosimochromis (4 species)
- Shuja (monotypic)
- Simochromis (monotypic)
- Tropheus (4 species)
References
edit- ↑ Smith, Mark (1998). Lake Tanganyikan Cichlids. Barron's Educational Series. p. 14. ISBN 0764106155.
- Takahashi, T. (2003). "Systematics of Tanganyikan cichlid fishes (Teleostei: Perciformes)". Ichthyol Res. 50 (4): 367–382. Bibcode:2003IchtR..50..367T. doi:10.1007/s10228-003-0181-7.
External links
edit- http://www.helsinki.fi/~mhaaramo/metazoa/deuterostoma/chordata/actinopterygii/perciformes/labroidei/cichlidae/tropheini.html
- https://web.archive.org/web/20110607061112/http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/klu/hydr/2003/00000500/F0030001/05138261;jsessionid=gf1j8h4qqp3d.alexandra
- https://web.archive.org/web/20090405230640/http://www.tropheini.com/tropheini.htm
- http://www.cichlidexplorer.com/category/lake-tanganyika-cichlids/tropheini/