Ctenochromis

{{Short description|Genus of fishes}}

{{Automatic taxobox

| image = Ctenochromis horei.jpg

| image_caption = Ctenochromis horei

| taxon = Ctenochromis

| authority = Pfeffer, 1893

| type_species = Ctenochromis pectoralis

| type_species_authority = Pfeffer, 1893

| synonyms =

}}

Ctenochromis is a genus of haplochromine cichlids endemic to the Lake Tanganyika and Congo River basins in Africa.

At present, 5 species are validly described in Ctenochromis:{{FishBase genus | genus = Ctenochromis | month = June | year = 2018}}

• Ctenochromis horei (Günther, 1894)
• Ctenochromis luluae (Fowler, 1930)
• Ctenochromis oligacanthus (Regan, 1922)
• Ctenochromis pectoralis Pfeffer, 1893 – Pangani Haplo (listed as extinct by the IUCN, but this appears to be incorrect).{{FishBase | genus = Ctenochromis | species = pectoralis | month = April | year = 2013}}
• Ctenochromis polli (Thys van den Audenaerde, 1964)

An undescribed population that appears to be a distinct species is:

• Ctenochromis aff. pectoralis