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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cichlidae Cichlids
Subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae
Genus: Cyprichromis

(See list of species below)


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5 species (see list below)

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Photo by Takahashi, T.

Africa
Max. Length 10.3 cm SL
Cyprichromis coloratus Takahashi & Hori, 2006

Photo by Takahashi, T.
 
Cyprichromis coloratus
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Photo by Büscher, H.H.

Africa
Max. Length 11 cm TL
Cyprichromis leptosoma (Boulenger, 1898)

Photo by Büscher, H.H.
 
Cyprichromis leptosoma
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Photo by de Vos, L.

Africa
Max. Length 11 cm TL
Cyprichromis microlepidotus (Poll, 1956)

Photo by de Vos, L.
 
Cyprichromis microlepidotus
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Photo by Gabor Adorjan

Africa
Max. Length 10.0 cm SL
Cyprichromis pavo Büscher, 1994

Photo by Gabor Adorjan
 
Cyprichromis pavo
[]

Photo by Büscher, H.H.

Africa
Max. Length 8.6 cm SL
Cyprichromis zonatus Takahashi, Hori & Nakaya, 2002

Photo by Büscher, H.H.
 
Cyprichromis zonatus
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5 Species of Family Cichlidae with Genus Cyprichromis
(Cichlids)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
2006 Cyprichromis coloratus Africa 10.3 SL
1898 Cyprichromis leptosoma Africa 11 TL
1956 Cyprichromis microlepidotus Africa 11 TL
1994 Cyprichromis pavo Africa 10.0 SL
2002 Cyprichromis zonatus Africa 8.6 SL



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