Pseudosimochromis

Pseudosimochromis is a genus of fish in the cichlid family, endemic to the Lake Tanganyika basin in Africa. They are small mouthbrooding cichlids that can reach up to 14 cm (5.5 in) in length.^[1]

Pseudosimochromis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cichliformes
Family:	Cichlidae
Tribe:	Tropheini
Genus:	Pseudosimochromis Nelissen, 1977
Type species
Simochromis curvifrons Poll, 1942

Species

The species in Pseudosimochromis were formerly included in Simochromis.^[2] The limits between the individual species is in need of a review.^[3] As presently defined, following are recognized in the Pseudosimochromis:^[2][3][4]

• Pseudosimochromis babaulti (Pellegrin, 1927)
• Pseudosimochromis curvifrons (Poll, 1942)
• Pseudosimochromis margaretae (Axelrod & Harrison, 1978)
• Pseudosimochromis marginatus (Poll, 1956)
• Pseudosimochromis pleurospilus Nelissen, 1978 — likely a synonym of P. babaulti.^[3]