Corematodus
Corematodus | |
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Corematodus shiranus | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cichliformes |
Family: | Cichlidae |
Tribe: | Haplochromini |
Genus: | Corematodus Boulenger, 1897 |
Type species | |
Corematodus shiranus Boulenger, 1897 |
Corematodus is a small genus of haplochromine cichlids native to the Lake Malawi basin in Africa. They feed on scales and fins of other cichlids.[1]
Species
[edit]There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Corematodus shiranus Boulenger, 1897
- Corematodus taeniatus Trewavas, 1935
References
[edit]- ^ Konings, Ad (1990). Ad Konings' Book of Cichlids and all the other Fishes of Lake Malawi. ISBN 978-0866225274.
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Corematodus in FishBase. February 2013 version.