Gnathochromis
| Gnathochromis | |
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| G. permaxillaris | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Subfamily: | Pseudocrenilabrinae |
| Tribe: | Limnochromini |
| Genus: |
Gnathochromis Poll, 1981 |
| Type species | |
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Limnochromis permaxillaris L. R. David, 1936 |
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Gnathochromis is a small genus of cichlid fish endemic to the Lake Tanganyika basin in East Africa.
The two species are distantly related (G. permaxillaris close to other limnochromines; G. pfefferi close to the tropheines) and as presently defined Gnathochromis is polyphyletic.
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:
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