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Nanochromis

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Nanochromis
Nanochromis nudiceps
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Tribe: Chromidotilapiini
Genus: Nanochromis
Pellegrin, 1904
Type species
Pseudoplesiops nudiceps
Boulenger, 1899

Nanochromis is a genus of small cichlids endemic to the Congo River Basin in Central Africa.

Species

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The genus Congochromis was split from Nanochromis in 2007. The following species remain in Nanochromis:[1]

In addition, a couple of undescribed species are known.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Nanochromis". FishBase. April 2011 version.
  2. ^ Schwarzer, J.; B. Misof; S.N. Ifuta; U.K. Schliewen (2011). "Time and Origin of Cichlid Colonization of the Lower Congo Rapids". PLOS ONE. 6 (7): e22380. Bibcode:2011PLoSO...622380S. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0022380. PMC 3140524. PMID 21799840.