Ctenopharynx

Ctenopharynx is a small genus of haplochromine cichlids from East Africa. Two of its species are endemic to Lake Malawi, while the third occurs in Lake Malawi and the upper reaches of the Shire River.

Ctenopharynx
Ctenopharynx intermedius
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cichliformes
Family:	Cichlidae
Tribe:	Haplochromini
Genus:	Ctenopharynx Eccles & Trewavas, 1989
Type species
Hemichromis intermedius Günther, 1864

Species

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

• Ctenopharynx intermedius (Günther, 1864) (Blackspot Climbing Perch)
• Ctenopharynx nitidus (Trewavas, 1935)
• Ctenopharynx pictus (Trewavas, 1935)