Alticorpus

Alticorpus is a small genus of cichlids[1][2][3] endemic to the deep waters of Lake Malawi in Africa.

Alticorpus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Tribe: Haplochromini
Genus: Alticorpus
Stauffer & McKaye, 1988
Type species
Alticorpus mentale
Stauffer & McKaye, 1988

Species

There are currently five[1][2] or six[3] recognized species in this genus:

References

  1. "Alticorpus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Alticorpus in FishBase. April 2013 version.
  3. Eschmeyer, W. N. (30 April 2013). "Catalog of Fishes". California Academy of Sciences. Archived from the original on 3 May 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2013.


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