Alticorpus is a small genus of cichlids[1][2][3] endemic to the deep waters of Lake Malawi in Africa.
Alticorpus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cichliformes |
Family: | Cichlidae |
Tribe: | Haplochromini |
Genus: | Alticorpus Stauffer & McKaye, 1988 |
Type species | |
Alticorpus mentale Stauffer & McKaye, 1988 |
There are currently five[1][2] or six[3] recognized species in this genus:
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