4-482: Chromidotilapiini Cyprichromini Ectodini Haplochromini Hemichromini Lamprologini Limnochromini Tilapiini Tropheini Tylochromini and see text The Pseudocrenilabrinae are a subfamily in the cichlid family of fishes to which, according to a study from 2004, includes all the Middle Eastern and African cichlids with the exception of the unusual Heterochromis multidens and
8-420: Is purportedly distinct from any of the established Pseudocrenilabrinae tribes. The subfamily Pseudocrenilabrinae has been arranged as follows by some authorities Chromidotilapiini Chromidotilapiini is a tribe of small cichlids from tropical West and Middle Africa . There are thirteen genera and over fifty described species in this tribe. The following genera are classified within
12-808: The Malagasy species. This subfamily includes more than 1,100 species. Previous authors recognized additional African subfamilies, e.g. the Tilapiinae of Hoedeman (1947), Tylochrominae of Poll (1986), or Boulengerochrominae of Tawil (2001). This subfamily includes the cichlids from the African Great Lakes , such as the utaka and mbuna in Lake Malawi , and various species from Lake Victoria and Lake Tanganyika . The Pseudocrenilabrinae tribes Haplochromini and Oreochromini are widespread in Africa and also found in
16-643: The Middle East, while Chromidotilapiini , Hemichromini and Tylochromini are primarily West and Central African. The remaining tribes are largely or entirely restricted to Lake Tanganyika. Apart from the tribes mentioned in the adjacent box, Bathybatini , Benthochromini , Boulengerochromini , Coelotilapiini , Coptodonini , Cyphotilapiini , Eretmodini , Etiini , Greenwoodochromini , Heterotilapiini , Limnochromini , Oreochromini , Pelmatolapiini , Perissodini , Steatocranini and Trematocarini are sometimes also recognized. The extinct genus Mahengechromis
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