Pyxichromis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Tribe: Haplochromini
Genus: Pyxichromis
Greenwood, 1980
Type species
Haplochromis parorthostoma
Greenwood, 1967

Pyxichromis is a genus of haplochromine cichlids. The species in this genus are currently included in Haplochromis by FishBase.[1] Each species is endemic to a different Rift Valley lake in East Africa.

Species

It contains the following species:[2]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). Haplochromis Species of 'Haplochromis' in FishBase. October 2018 version.
  2. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Pyxichromis". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 15 January 2019.


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