Heterochromis multidens

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Heterochromis multidens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cichlidae
Subfamily: Heterochromidinae
Genus: Heterochromis
(Regan, 1922)
Species: H. multidens
Binomial name
Heterochromis multidens
(Pellegrin, 1900)

Heterochromis multidens is a monotypic species of fish from the family Cichlidae in the subfamily Heterochromidinae.[1] The species is endemic to the Congo basin in Zaire in Central Africa. The genus is likely more closely related to other neotropical cichlids, than other African cichlids.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Heterochromis multidens". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. Apr 2007 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2007.
  2. ^ Kullander SO (1998) A phylogeny and classification of the South American Cichlidae (Teleostei: Perciformes). Pp. 461-498 in Malabarba, L., et al. (eds), Phylogeny and Classification of Neotropical Fishes, Porto Alegre.