Nanochromis
{{Short description|Genus of fishes}}
{{Automatic taxobox
| image = Nanochromis nudiceps.jpg
| image_caption = Nanochromis nudiceps
| taxon = Nanochromis
| authority = Pellegrin, 1904
| type_species = Pseudoplesiops nudiceps
| type_species_authority = Boulenger, 1899
}}
Nanochromis is a genus of small cichlids endemic to the Congo River Basin in Central Africa.
Species
The genus Congochromis was split from Nanochromis in 2007. The following species remain in Nanochromis:{{FishBase genus | genus = Nanochromis | month = April | year = 2011}}
- Nanochromis consortus T. R. Roberts & D. J. Stewart, 1976
- Nanochromis minor T. R. Roberts & D. J. Stewart, 1976
- Nanochromis nudiceps (Boulenger, 1899)
- Nanochromis parilus T. R. Roberts & D. J. Stewart, 1976
- Nanochromis splendens T. R. Roberts & D. J. Stewart, 1976
- Nanochromis teugelsi Lamboj & Schelly, 2006
- Nanochromis transvestitus T. R. Roberts & D. J. Stewart, 1984
- Nanochromis wickleri Schliewen & Stiassny, 2006
In addition, a couple of undescribed species are known.{{cite journal | author1=Schwarzer, J. | author2=B. Misof | author3=S.N. Ifuta | author4=U.K. Schliewen | year=2011 | title=Time and Origin of Cichlid Colonization of the Lower Congo Rapids | journal=PLOS ONE | volume=6 | issue=7 | page=e22380 | doi=10.1371/journal.pone.0022380| pmid=21799840 | pmc=3140524 | bibcode=2011PLoSO...622380S | doi-access=free }}
References
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- {{ITIS |id=169980 |taxon=Nanochromis |accessdate=17 June 2006}}
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Category:Taxa named by Jacques Pellegrin
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