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Class: Teleostei
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae Cichlids
Subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae
Genus: Thoracochromis

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12 species
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Photo by Schraml, E.

Africa
Max. Length 15.1 cm TL
Thoracochromis albolabris (Trewavas & Thys van den Audenaerde, 1969)

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Thoracochromis albolabris
[Thicklipped happy]
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Max. Length 10.8 cm TL

 
Thoracochromis bakongo
[]

Photo by MNHN

Africa
Max. Length 10.1 cm TL
Thoracochromis brauschi (Poll & Thys van den Audenaerde, 1965)

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Thoracochromis brauschi
[]

Photo by Albering, J.

Africa
Max. Length 14 cm TL
Thoracochromis buysi (Penrith, 1970)

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Thoracochromis buysi
[Namib happy]
No picture found

Max. Length 12.2 cm TL

 
Thoracochromis callichromus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 13 cm TL

 
Thoracochromis demeusii
[]

Photo by FAO

Africa
Max. Length 12 cm TL
Thoracochromis fasciatus (Perugia, 1892)

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Thoracochromis fasciatus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 11.5 cm TL

 
Thoracochromis lucullae
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 10 cm TL

 
Thoracochromis moeruensis
[]

Photo by Mertens, P.

Africa
Max. Length 8.3 cm SL
Thoracochromis schwetzi (Poll, 1967)

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Thoracochromis schwetzi
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 10.5 cm TL

 
Thoracochromis stigmatogenys
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 5.3 cm SL

 
Thoracochromis wingatii
[]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Thoracochromis albolabris Thicklipped happy Africa 15.1 TL 1969
Thoracochromis bakongo Africa 10.8 TL 1964
Thoracochromis brauschi Africa 10.1 TL 1965
Thoracochromis buysi Namib happy Africa 14 TL 1970
Thoracochromis callichromus Africa 12.2 TL 1948
Thoracochromis demeusii Africa 13 TL 1899
Thoracochromis fasciatus Africa 12 TL 1892
Thoracochromis lucullae Africa 11.5 TL 1913
Thoracochromis moeruensis Africa 10 TL 1899
Thoracochromis schwetzi Africa 8.3 SL 1967
Thoracochromis stigmatogenys Africa 10.5 TL 1913
Thoracochromis wingatii Africa 5.3 SL 1902



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