Tylochromis is a genus of African fishes in the family Cichlidae. They are the only members of the tribe Tylochromini. Many of the species are endemic to the Congo River Basin, but species also are found in Lake Tanganyika, Cameroon, Nigeria, and West Africa from Ghana to Gambia.
Species
The 18 recognized species in this genus are:
- Tylochromis aristoma <small>Stiassny, 1989</small>
- Tylochromis bangwelensis <small>Regan, 1920</small> (hump-backed bream)
- Tylochromis elongatus <small>Stiassny, 1989</small>
- Tylochromis intermedius <small>(Boulenger, 1916)</small>
- Tylochromis jentinki <small>(Steindachner, 1894)</small>
- Tylochromis labrodon <small>Regan, 1920</small>
- Tylochromis lateralis <small>(Boulenger, 1898)</small>
- Tylochromis leonensis <small>Stiassny, 1989</small>
- Tylochromis microdon <small>Regan, 1920</small>
- Tylochromis mylodon <small>Regan, 1920</small> (mweru hump-backed bream)
- Tylochromis polylepis <small>(Boulenger, 1900)</small>
- Tylochromis praecox <small>Stiassny, 1989</small>
- Tylochromis pulcher <small>Stiassny, 1989</small>
- Tylochromis regani <small>Stiassny, 1989</small>
- Tylochromis robertsi <small>Stiassny, 1989</small>
- Tylochromis sudanensis <small>Daget, 1954</small>
- Tylochromis trewavasae <small>Stiassny, 1989</small>
- Tylochromis variabilis <small>Stiassny, 1989</small>
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