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Class: Teleostei
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae Cichlids
Subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae
Genus: Tylochromis

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18 species (see list below)
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Max. Length 19.3 cm SL
 
Tylochromis aristoma
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Max. Length 27.5 cm TL
 
Tylochromis bangwelensis
[Hump-back bream]
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Max. Length 15.3 cm SL
 
Tylochromis elongatus
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Max. Length 27.2 cm TL
 
Tylochromis intermedius
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Max. Length 27 cm SL
 
Tylochromis jentinki
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Max. Length 22.6 cm SL
 
Tylochromis labrodon
[]

Photo by RMCA

Africa
Max. Length 26 cm TL
Tylochromis lateralis (Boulenger, 1898)

Photo by Photo by RMCA
 
Tylochromis lateralis
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Max. Length 21.9 cm SL
 
Tylochromis leonensis
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Max. Length 15.2 cm SL
 
Tylochromis microdon
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Max. Length 22 cm SL
 
Tylochromis mylodon
[Mweru hump-backed bream]

Photo by de Vos, L.

Africa
Max. Length 43.5 cm NG
Tylochromis polylepis (Boulenger, 1900)

Photo by Photo by de Vos, L.
 
Tylochromis polylepis
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Max. Length 13 cm SL
 
Tylochromis praecox
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Max. Length 22.9 cm SL
 
Tylochromis pulcher
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Max. Length 27.5 cm TL
 
Tylochromis regani
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Max. Length 21.1 cm SL
 
Tylochromis robertsi
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Max. Length 20 cm SL
 
Tylochromis sudanensis
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Max. Length 20 cm SL
 
Tylochromis trewavasae
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Photo by RMCA/Musschoot, T.

Africa
Max. Length 27.6 cm NG
Tylochromis variabilis Stiassny, 1989

Photo by Photo by RMCA/Musschoot, T.
 
Tylochromis variabilis
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Tylochromis aristoma Africa 19.3 SL 1989
Tylochromis bangwelensis Hump-back bream Africa 27.5 TL 1920
Tylochromis elongatus Africa 15.3 SL 1989
Tylochromis intermedius Africa 27.2 TL 1916
Tylochromis jentinki Africa 27 SL 1894
Tylochromis labrodon Africa 22.6 SL 1920
Tylochromis lateralis Africa 26 TL 1898
Tylochromis leonensis Africa 21.9 SL 1989
Tylochromis microdon Africa 15.2 SL 1920
Tylochromis mylodon Mweru hump-backed bream Africa 22 SL 1920
Tylochromis polylepis Africa 43.5 NG 1900
Tylochromis praecox Africa 13 SL 1989
Tylochromis pulcher Africa 22.9 SL 1989
Tylochromis regani Africa 27.5 TL 1989
Tylochromis robertsi Africa 21.1 SL 1989
Tylochromis sudanensis Africa 20 SL 1954
Tylochromis trewavasae Africa 20 SL 1989
Tylochromis variabilis Africa 27.6 NG 1989



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