Gnathochromis is a small genus of cichlid fish endemic to the Lake Tanganyika basin in East Africa.

Gnathochromis
G. permaxillaris
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Tribe: Limnochromini
Genus: Gnathochromis
Poll, 1981
Type species
Limnochromis permaxillaris

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.[1]

Species

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There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[2]

References

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  1. ^ Duftner; Koblmüller; and Sturmbauer (2005.) Evolutionary Relationships of the Limnochromini, a Tribe of Benthic Deepwater Cichlid Fish Endemic to Lake Tanganyika, East Africa. J Mol Evol 60: 277–289. doi: 10.1007/s00239-004-0017-8.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Gnathochromis". FishBase. February 2013 version.