Pharyngochromis Explained

Pharyngochromis is a genus of cichlids native to Southern Africa where they are only known from the Zambezi, Okavango, Save–Runde and Kunene basins. There are two species, which reach up to in total length, respectively.

Species and taxonomy

There are currently two recognized species in this genus:

• Pharyngochromis acuticeps (Steindachner, 1866) (Zambezi Bream)
• Pharyngochromis darlingi (Boulenger, 1911) (Zambezi Happy)

A few other, possibly undescribed species are known.^{[1] [2]}

Pharyngochromis, along with Chetia, Sargochromis, Serranochromis and others, form a group sometimes known as the serranochromines or Serranochromini.^{[2] [3] [4]} How many other genera that are included varies, with some defining the group relatively narrowly and others broadly.^[1]

Notes and References

1. Musilová, Z. . L. Kalous . M. Petrtýl . P. Chaloupková . 2013 . Cichlid Fishes in the Angolan Headwaters Region: Molecular Evidence of the Ichthyofaunal Contact between the Cuanza and Okavango-Zambezi Systems . PLOS ONE . 8 . 5 . e65047 . 10.1371/journal.pone.0065047 . 23724120 . 3664563 . 2013PLoSO...865047M . free .
2. Joyce, D.A. . D.H. Lunt . R. Bills . G.F. Turner . C. Katongo . N. Duftner . C. Sturmbauer . O. Seehause . 2005 . An extant cichlid fish radiation emerged in an extinct Pleistocene lake . Nature . 435 . 7038 . 90–95 . 10.1038/nature03489 . 15875022 . 2005Natur.435...90J . 4313746 .
3. Greenwood, P.H. . 1993 . A review of the serranochromine cichlid fish genera Pharyngochromis, Sargochromis, Serranochromis and Chetia (Teleostei: Labroidei) . Bull. Br. Mus. (Nat. Hist.) Zool. . 59 . 1 . 33–44 .
4. Bouckaert, R. . M. Steel . W. Salzburger . Z. Starostová . J.M.I. Barth . Z. Musilová . M. Matschiner . 2017 . Bayesian Phylogenetic Estimation of Clade Ages Supports Trans-Atlantic Dispersal of Cichlid Fishes . Systematic Biology . 66 . 1 . 3–22 . 10.1093/sysbio/syw076 . 28173588 . free . 10852/59576 . free .