Trematocara | |
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Trematocara unimaculatum (middle) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cichliformes |
Family: | Cichlidae |
Tribe: | Bathybatini |
Genus: | Trematocara Boulenger, 1899 |
Type species | |
Trematocara marginatum Boulenger, 1899
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Synonyms | |
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Trematocara is a genus of cichlids endemic to Lake Tanganyika in Africa. They are relatively small, up to 15 cm (5.9 in) long,[1] and slender in shape.[2] These schooling, light-shy fish are typically found in relatively deep waters, but move closer to the surface at night to feed on plankton.[2] They are mouthbrooders.[2]
Species
[edit]There are currently nine recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Trematocara caparti Poll, 1948
- Trematocara kufferathi Poll, 1948
- Trematocara macrostoma Poll, 1952
- Trematocara marginatum Boulenger, 1899
- Trematocara nigrifrons Boulenger, 1906
- Trematocara stigmaticum Poll, 1943
- Trematocara unimaculatum Boulenger, 1901
- Trematocara variabile Poll, 1952
- Trematocara zebra De Vos, Nshombo & Thys van den Audenaerde, 1996
References
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