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

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12 species (see list below)
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Thoracochromis albolabris Thicklipped happy Africa 15.1 TL 1969
Thoracochromis bakongo Africa 10.8 TL 1964
Thoracochromis brauschi Africa 10.1 TL 1965
Thoracochromis buysi Namib happy Africa 14 TL 1970
Thoracochromis callichromus Africa 12.2 TL 1948
Thoracochromis demeusii Africa 13 TL 1899
Thoracochromis fasciatus Africa 12 TL 1892
Thoracochromis lucullae Africa 11.5 TL 1913
Thoracochromis moeruensis Africa 10 TL 1899
Thoracochromis schwetzi Africa 8.3 SL 1967
Thoracochromis stigmatogenys Africa 10.5 TL 1913
Thoracochromis wingatii Africa 5.3 SL 1902



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