Limnochromini

Limnochromini
Gnathochromis premaxillaris
Systematics
without rank: Perch relatives (Percomorphaceae) Ovalentaria Order : Cichliformes Family : Cichlids (Cichlidae) Subfamily : Pseudocrenilabrinae Tribe : Limnochromini
Scientific name
Limnochromini
Poll , 1986

The Limnochromini are a tribe of the cichlids (Cichlidae) that are endemic to Lake Tanganyika and, in contrast to most of the cichlid species that occur mainly in the shallow water of the coastal regions, colonize deeper water layers (40–100 m).

features

Limnochromini species are 8.5 to 23.5 cm long and have elongated, only slightly raised but laterally clearly flattened bodies. The snout is pointed, the mouth terminal. The dorsal fin is long, the pelvic fins extended, the caudal fin is usually blunt. The color of the Limnochromini species is mostly uniformly gray, beige or brownish with only a few contrasting patterns. The fish eat invertebrates that they catch in the open water or sieve out of mud and sand. All Limnochromini species are monogamous and mouthbrooders during the breeding season , in which both parents participate in brood care. The clutches are relatively large and can contain up to 250 eggs.

Genera and species

Reganochromis calliurus

• Baileychromis Poll 1986
  • Baileychromis centropomoides Bailey & Stewart, 1977
• Gnathochromis Poll, 1981
  • Gnathochromis permaxillaris (David, 1936).
• Greenwoodochromis Poll, 1983
  • Greenwoodochromis abeelei (Poll, 1949)
  • Greenwoodochromis bellcrossi (Poll 1976)
  • Greenwoodochromis christyi (Trewavas 1953)
  • Greenwoodochromis staneri (Poll, 1949)
• Limnochromis Regan 1920
  • Limnochromis auritus Boulenger, 1901
• Reganochromis Whitley 1929
  • Reganochromis calliurus (Boulenger, 1901)
• Tangachromis Poll 1981
  • Tangachromis dhanisi (Poll, 1949)
• Triglachromis Poll & Thys van den Audenaerde 1974
  • Triglachromis otostigma (Regani, 1920)

literature

• Nina Duftner, Stephan Koblmüller, Christian Sturmbauer: Evolutionary Relationships of the Limnochromini, a Tribe of Benthic Deepwater Cichlid Fish Endemic to Lake Tanganyika, East Africa. Journal of Molecular Evolution, Volume 60, Number 3, 277-289, doi : 10.1007 / s00239-004-0017-8
• Takahashi, T. (2014): Greenwoodochromini Takahashi from Lake Tanganyika is a junior synonym of Limnochromini Poll (Perciformes: Cichlidae). Journal of Fish Biology, February 2014, DOI: 10.1111 / jfb.12309