Cyprichromis

Cyprichromis is a genus of cichlids with five species. They are also known as the herring cichlids or sardine cichlids, since they form large schools in the open water of Lake Tanganyika. Of the known species, only C. microlepidotus has been recorded outside Lake Tanganyika (in eastern Tanzania).

Cyprichromis
Cyprichromis leptosoma
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cichliformes
Family:	Cichlidae
Tribe:	Cyprichromini
Genus:	Cyprichromis Scheuermann, 1977
Type species
Paratilapia leptosoma Boulenger, 1898

Species

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

• Cyprichromis coloratus T. Takahashi & M. Hori, 2006
• Cyprichromis leptosoma (Boulenger, 1898)
• Cyprichromis microlepidotus (Poll, 1956)
• Cyprichromis pavo Büscher, 1994
• Cyprichromis zonatus T. Takahashi, M. Hori & Nakaya, 2002