Serranochromis

Serranochromis
S. jallae (above)
S. macrocephalus (below)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Tribe: Haplochromini
Genus: Serranochromis
Regan, 1920
Type species
Chromys thumbergi
Castelnau, 1861

Serranochromis is a genus of relatively large, robust cichlids from freshwater habitats in mainland Southern Africa, ranging as far north as DR Congo and Tanzania, with the highest species richness in the upper Zambezi, Okavango and Congo basins.[1][2] They are typically known as largemouths or, especially among fishers, breams (although unrelated to other fish known as "bream").[1][3] Serranochromis are mostly piscivores and they are important in local fisheries.[2]

  1. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Serranochromis". FishBase. October 2019 version.
  2. ^ a b Winemiller, K.O. (1991). "Comparative ecology of Serranochromis species (Teleostei: Cichlidae) in the Upper Zambezi River floodplain". Journal of Fish Biology. 39 (5): 617–639. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8649.1991.tb04393.x.
  3. ^ Hansford-Steele, B. (2013). African fly-fishing handbook: A guide to freshwater and saltwater fly-fishing in Africa. Struik Publishers. ISBN 9781432302290.