Pseudosimochromis Explained

Pseudosimochromis is a genus of fish in the cichlid family, endemic to the Lake Tanganyika basin in Africa. They are small mouthbrooding cichlids that can reach up to 14cm (06inches) in length.

Species

The species in Pseudosimochromis were formerly included in Simochromis.^[1] The limits between the individual species is in need of a review.^[2] As presently defined, following are recognized in the Pseudosimochromis:^{[1] [2] [3]}

• Pseudosimochromis babaulti (Pellegrin, 1927)
• Pseudosimochromis curvifrons (Poll, 1942)
• Pseudosimochromis margaretae (Axelrod & Harrison, 1978)
• Pseudosimochromis marginatus (Poll, 1956)
• Pseudosimochromis pleurospilus Nelissen, 1978 — likely a synonym of P. babaulti.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Eschmeyer, W. N.; R. Fricke; and R. van der Laan (7 April 2017). Catalog of Fishes. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
2. Van Steenberge; Pariselle; Huyse; Volckaert; Snoeks; and Vanhove (2015). Morphology, Molecules, and Monogenean Parasites: An Example of an Integrative Approach to Cichlid Biodiversity. PLOS ONE 10(6): e0129987.
3. Konings, A.F. (2015). Tanganyika Cichlids in their natural habitat. 3rd edition. .