Sargochromis
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Sargochromis
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Sargochromis is a genus of haplochromine cichlids native to East Africa.
Species
There are currently eight recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Sargochromis carlottae (Boulenger, 1905) (Rainbow Happy)
- Sargochromis codringtonii (Boulenger, 1908) (Green Happy)
- Sargochromis coulteri (Bell-Cross, 1975) (Cunene Happy)
- Sargochromis giardi (Pellegrin, 1903) (Pink Happy)
- Sargochromis greenwoodi (Bell-Cross, 1975) (Greenwood's Happy)
- Sargochromis mellandi (Boulenger, 1905) (Snaileater)
- Sargochromis mortimeri (Bell-Cross, 1975) (Mortimer's Happy)
- Sargochromis thysi (Poll, 1967)
Distribution
Some of the species have rather restricted geographic ranges; for example, S.coulteri is known chiefly from the Kunene and upper Zambezi River basins.the river.[2]
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). Species of Sargochromis in FishBase. April 2013 version.
- ↑ C.Michael Hogan. 2012. Kunene River. eds. P.Saundry & C.Cleveland. Encyclopedia of Earth. National Council for Science and the Environment. Washington DC.
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