Nanochromis

Nanochromis
Nanochromis nudiceps
Scientific 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

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

• Nanochromis consortus T. R. Roberts & D. J. Stewart, 1976
• Nanochromis minor T. R. Roberts & D. J. Stewart, 1976
• Nanochromis nudiceps (Boulenger, 1899)
• Nanochromis parilus T. R. Roberts & D. J. Stewart, 1976
• Nanochromis splendens T. R. Roberts & D. J. Stewart, 1976
• Nanochromis teugelsi Lamboj & Schelly, 2006
• Nanochromis transvestitus T. R. Roberts & D. J. Stewart, 1984
• Nanochromis wickleri Schliewen & Stiassny, 2006

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

References

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.

• "Nanochromis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 17 June 2006.