Stigmatochromis is a small genus of haplochromine cichlids that are endemic to Lake Malawi in East Africa.
| Stigmatochromis | |
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| Stigmatochromis woodi | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Tribe: | Haplochromini |
| Genus: | Stigmatochromis Eccles & Trewavas, 1989 |
| Type species | |
| Haplochromis woodi Regan, 1922
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Species
editThere are currently six recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Stigmatochromis macrorhynchos Stauffer, Cleaver-Yoder & Konings, 2011
- Stigmatochromis melanchros Stauffer, Cleaver-Yoder & Konings, 2011
- Stigmatochromis modestus (Günther, 1894)
- Stigmatochromis pholidophorus (Trewavas, 1935) (Candle Hap)
- Stigmatochromis pleurospilus (Trewavas, 1935)
- Stigmatochromis woodi (Regan, 1922)
References
edit- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Stigmatochromis". FishBase. April 2013 version.
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