Gnathochromis

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

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.

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

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.

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Gnathochromis permaxillaris

Gnathochromis permaxillaris is a species of African fish in the family Cichlidae. It is endemic to relatively deep waters in Lake Tanganyika in the countries of Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, and Zambia. It is widespread in...