Pyxichromis
Sign in to savePyxichromis is a genus of haplochromine cichlids. The species in this genus are currently included in Haplochromis by FishBase. Each species is endemic to a different Rift Valley lake in East Africa.
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderPerciformes
- FamilyCichlidae
Habitatfreshwater
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Pyxichromis is a genus of haplochromine cichlids. The species in this genus are currently included in Haplochromis by FishBase. Each species is endemic to a different Rift Valley lake in East Africa.
==Species== It contains the following species: Pyxichromis orthostoma (Regan, 1922) Pyxichromis paradoxus (Lippitsch & Kaufman, 2003) Pyxichromis parorthostoma (Greenwood, 1967)
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