Petrotilapia is a genus of cichlids endemic to Lake Malawi.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Tribe: | Haplochromini |
| Genus: | Petrotilapia Trewavas, 1935 |
| Type species | |
| Petrotilapia tridentiger Trewavas, 1935
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Species
editThere are currently 10 recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Petrotilapia chrysos Stauffer & van Snik, 1996
- Petrotilapia flaviventris Lundeba, Stauffer & Konings, 2011
- Petrotilapia genalutea A. C. Marsh, 1983
- Petrotilapia microgalana Ruffing, A. Lambert & Stauffer, 2006
- Petrotilapia mumboensis Lundeba, Stauffer & Konings, 2011
- Petrotilapia nigra A. C. Marsh, 1983
- Petrotilapia palingnathos Lundeba, Stauffer & Konings, 2011
- Petrotilapia pyroscelos Lundeba, Stauffer & Konings, 2011
- Petrotilapia tridentiger Trewavas, 1935
- Petrotilapia xanthos Lundeba, Stauffer & Konings, 2011
References
edit- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Petrotilapia". FishBase. April 2013 version.
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