Corematodus is a small genus of haplochromine cichlids native to the Lake Malawi basin in Africa. They feed on scales and fins of other cichlids.Konings, Ad (1990). Ad Konings' Book of Cichlids and all the other Fishes of Lake Malawi. .
Species There are currently two recognized species in this genus: Corematodus shiranus Boulenger, 1897 Corematodus taeniatus Trewavas, 1935
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