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Class: Teleostei
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae Cichlids
Subfamily: Ptychochrominae
Genus: Ptychochromis

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10 species (see list below)
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Ptychochromis curvidens Africa 14.7 SL 2006
Ptychochromis ernestmagnusi Africa 14.7 SL 2010
Ptychochromis grandidieri Africa 21.3 SL 1882
Ptychochromis inornatus Africa 12.2 SL 2002
Ptychochromis insolitus Africa 5.5 SL 2006
Ptychochromis loisellei Africa 11.9 2006
Ptychochromis mainty Afrika 14.9 SL 2015
Ptychochromis makira Africa 14.6 SL 2006
Ptychochromis oligacanthus Africa 25 TL 1868
Ptychochromis onilahy Africa 8.6 SL 2006



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