Trematocranus
Genus of fishes
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Trematocranus is a small genus of haplochromine cichlids endemic to Lake Malawi.
| Trematocranus | |
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| Trematocranus placodon | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Tribe: | Haplochromini |
| Genus: | Trematocranus Trewavas, 1935 |
| Type species | |
| Trematocranus microstoma Trewavas, 1935 | |
Species
There are currently four recognized species in this genus,[1] with a new species described in 2018.[2]
- Trematocranus brevirostris Trewavas, 1935 (Incertae sedis)
- Trematocranus labifer (Trewavas, 1935)
- Trematocranus microstoma Trewavas, 1935 (Pointedhead Haplo)
- Trematocranus pachychilus Dierickx, Hanssens, Rusuwa, Snoeks, 2018
- Trematocranus placodon (Regan, 1922)
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