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Wallaceochromis
Genus of fishes From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Wallaceochromis is a genus of fish in the family Cichlidae and subfamily Pseudocrenilabrinae endemic to West Africa.[1] The name of this genus honours the British naturalist and coproponent of the theory of evolution through natural selection, Alfred Russel Wallace (1823–1913).[2]
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Species
There are currently 3 recognized species in this genus:[3]
- Wallaceochromis humilis (Boulenger, 1916)
- Wallaceochromis rubrolabiatus (Lamboj, 2004)
- Wallaceochromis signatus (Lamboj, 2004)
References
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