Interochromis

{{Short description|Species of fish}}

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| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{Cite iucn | author = Bigirimana, C. | title = Simochromis loocki | volume = 2006 | page = e.T60677A12383739 | date = 2006 | doi = 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60677A12383739.en }}

| parent_authority = Yamaoka, M. Hori & Kuwamura, 1988{{cite journal |last1=Yamaoka |first1=Kosaku |author2=M. Hori |author3=T. Kuwamura |year=1998 |title=Interochromis, a new genus of the Tanganyikan cichlid fis |journal=South African Journal of Science |volume=94 |pages=381–386 }}

| taxon = Interochromis loocki

| authority = (Poll, 1949)Poll M (1949) Deuxième série de Cichlidae nouveaux recueillis par la mission hydrobiologique belge en Lac Tanganyika (1946-1947). Bull. Inst. R. Sci. Nat. Belg. 1-55

| synonyms = * Simochromis loocki Poll

}}

Interochromis is a genus of cichlids endemic to Lake Tanganyika in East Africa. It is a monotypic genus, being represented by the single species, Interochromis loocki.

Interochromis loocki is a widespread but rare species living on rocky substrates in {{convert|2|-|3|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} of water. This species can reach a length of {{convert|10.5|cm|in}} total length (TL).{{FishBase |genus= Interochromis|species= loocki| month = February | year = 2013}}

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