Trematocara is a genus of cichlids endemic to Lake Tanganyika in Africa. They are relatively small, up to long, and slender in shape. These schooling, light-shy fish are typically found in relatively deep waters, but move closer to the surface at night to feed on plankton. They are mouthbrooders.
Species
There are currently nine recognized species in this genus:
- Trematocara caparti <small>Poll, 1948</small>
- Trematocara kufferathi <small>Poll, 1948</small>
- Trematocara macrostoma <small>Poll, 1952</small>
- Trematocara marginatum <small>Boulenger, 1899</small>
- Trematocara nigrifrons <small>Boulenger, 1906</small>
- Trematocara stigmaticum <small>Poll, 1943</small>
- Trematocara unimaculatum <small>Boulenger, 1901</small>
- Trematocara variabile <small>Poll, 1952</small>
- Trematocara zebra <small>De Vos, Nshombo & Thys van den Audenaerde, 1996</small>
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