Sargochromis

Sargochromis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cichlidae
Subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae
Tribe: Haplochromini
Genus: Sargochromis
Regan, 1920
Type species
Paratilapia codringtonii
Boulenger, 1908

Sargochromis is a genus of haplochromine cichlids native to Southern and Central Africa.

Species

There are currently eight recognized species in this genus:[1]

  • Sargochromis carlottae (Boulenger, 1905) (Rainbow Happy)
  • Sargochromis codringtonii (Boulenger, 1908) (Green Happy)
  • Sargochromis coulteri (Bell-Cross, 1975) (Cunene Happy)
  • Sargochromis giardi (Pellegrin, 1903) (Pink Happy)
  • Sargochromis greenwoodi (Bell-Cross, 1975) (Greenwood's Happy)
  • Sargochromis mellandi (Boulenger, 1905) (Snaileater)
  • Sargochromis mortimeri (Bell-Cross, 1975) (Mortimer's Happy)
  • Sargochromis thysi (Poll, 1967)

Distribution

Some of the species have rather restricted geographic ranges; for example, S. coulteri is known chiefly from the Kunene and upper Zambezi River basins.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). Species of Sargochromis in FishBase. April 2013 version.
  2. ↑ C.Michael Hogan. 2012. Kunene River. eds. P.Saundry & C.Cleveland. Encyclopedia of Earth. National Council for Science and the Environment. Washington DC.


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